Meanings
nounbromidrosiphobia (uncountable)
- uncountableA fear that one has an offensive body odour.
ORD has been described around the world since the 1800s under a variety of rubrics, such as bromidrosiphobia, "fear of emitting bad odors,"...
2025, Phillips, Katharine A. MD, “What Is Olfactory Reference Disorder, and How Should We Treat It?”, in Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, volume 45, number 5
Origin
From brom- (“stench, stink”) + (h)idros(is) (“sweat”) + -phobia (“fear”).
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bromidrosiphobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromidrosiphobia
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Chicago
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