mysophilia

English

Etymology

From myso- +‎ -philia.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌmaɪsəʊ̆ˈfɪlɪə/
• Rhymes: -ɪlɪə

Noun

mysophilia (uncountable)

1. A sexual dependency on something soiled or filthy, usually a kind of undergarment after use.
   • 1963: National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis (U.S.), The Psychoanalytic Review, p272

     While here filthiness is seemingly a consequence of the fear of being soiled, it is in our cases a consciously wished for situation which might be similar to mysophilia within the psychosexual infantility.

   • 1988, Dennis M. Dailey, The Sexually Unusual: Guide to Understanding and Helping, page 17:

     Mysophilia, for example, can probably only be an erotic turn-on when it is possible for people to be clean, which is something that has been possible only in comparatively recent times.

   • 2003, Richard W Roukema, MD, What Every Patient, Family, Friend, and Caregiver Needs to Know About Psychiatry, page 133:

     These paraphilias include coprophilia (preoccupation with feces), urophilia (preoccupation with urine), mysophilia (preoccupation with unclean surroundings)…

Related terms

• mysophile

Translations

love of nature and all living things

• Swedish: mysofili (sv) c