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rupophobia

noun /ɹu.pəʊˈfəʊ.bi.ə/

  1. The fear of rubbish or dirt.

    uncountable

    Patients with rupophobia, the fear of dirt, are at times encountered by the dermatologist. Some of these patients present a traumatic dermatitis, or a self inflicted lesion of the skin.

Where it comes from

Possibly from Ancient Greek ῥύπος (rhúpos, “filth”) + -phobia (See rhypophobia). Alternatively, related to Latin rupes (“cliff, rock”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry rupophobia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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