germaphobia

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A form of germophobia — Pathological fear of germs.

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Meanings

noungermaphobia (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of germophobia.

    Take mobile wallet apps like Apple Pay and Square. While these have been around for years, some people stuck with credit cards and cash. But new germaphobia finally pushed more of us to try the contact-free phone payments as opposed to a card swipe.

    2021 January 6, Brian X. Chen, “The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2021”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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