mysophobic


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Related to mysophobic: mysophobia, Germophobic
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.mysophobic - suffering from mysophobia; abnormally afraid of dirt or contamination
afraid - filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"
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She works as a one of the staff of the Cleaning Fairies owned and ran by a mysophobic Jang Seon-gyul.
The characters of the children have been given depth, while Bill (Jaeden Lieberher) has an unyielding stutter, Eddie (Jack Dylan Grazer) has an over-protective mother who gives him placebos, Ben (Jeremy Ray Taylor) is fat, Richie (Finn Wolfhard) has a mouth that gets him in trouble, and in a small town, being Jewish and black make mysophobic Stan (Wyatt Oleff) and Mike (Chosen Jacobs) outcasts.
Nearly 70 percent of mysophobic Americans use some brand of hand sanitizer (42 percent more than once a day).