bacillophobia

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noun

The fear of microbes.

Scrabble 24

Meanings

nounbacillophobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe fear of microbes.

    Synonyms: germophobia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe fear of microbes.

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Origin

Translations

Danish bacilleskræk, bacilskræk
  • bacilleskrækfear of microbes
  • bacilskrækfear of microbes
Finnish basillikauhu
  • basillikauhufear of microbes
French bacillophobie
  • bacillophobiefear of microbes
Hungarian bacillofóbia
  • bacillofóbiafear of microbes
Italian bacillofobia
  • bacillofobiafear of microbes
Norwegian Bokmål basillskrekk
  • basillskrekkfear of microbes
Portuguese bacilofobia
  • bacilofobiafear of microbes
Russian бациллофобия
  • бациллофобия (bacillofobija)fear of microbes
Spanish bacilofobia
  • bacilofobiafear of microbes
Swedish bacillskräck
  • bacillskräckfear of microbes

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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