ablutophobe

A1B3L1U1T1O1P3H4O1B3E1

noun

A person who fears bathing.

OriginLatin ablutio ← Ancient Greek φόβος →
Scrabble 20
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounablutophobe (plural ablutophobes)

plural ablutophobes

  1. A person who fears bathing.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφόβος“fear”
  2. Latinablutio“a washing”
  3. Englishablutophobe

From Latin ablutio (“a washing”) + Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

More words from Latin, Ancient Greek

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

ablutophobe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablutophobe

MLA

“ablutophobe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablutophobe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ablutophobe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablutophobe.

Source: ablutophobe on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.