germophoben.

Brit.

/ˈdʒəːməfəʊb/, U.S.

/ˈdʒərməˌfoʊb/

Forms: 1800s– germophobe, 1900s– germaphobe.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: germ n., -o- connective, -phobe comb. form.

Etymology: < germ n. + -o- connective + -phobe comb. form. Compare germophobia n.²

A person who has an intense or irrational fear of germs.

ΚΠ

1894 Punch 30 June 301/2 (signature of letter) Are these microbes season-ticket-holders? If so, what are the companies about? Germophobe.

1976 Traverse City (Mich.) Record-Eagle 18 May 17/5 Mr. Hughes, as everyone knows, was a rich recluse, a germophobe and a man of mystery.

1992 Which? Aug. 469/3 Thank you for pointing out, in Royal flush in your June issue, the fact that advertisers try to push us into being a nation of ‘germophobes’.

2011 A. Sweeney Mommy Diet 64 I'm a bit of a germophobe. I carry hand sanitizer at all times.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	germophobe
释义	germophoben. Brit. /ˈdʒəːməfəʊb/, U.S. /ˈdʒərməˌfoʊb/ Forms: 1800s– germophobe, 1900s– germaphobe. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: germ n., -o- connective, -phobe comb. form. Etymology: < germ n. + -o- connective + -phobe comb. form. Compare germophobia n.² A person who has an intense or irrational fear of germs. ΚΠ 1894 Punch 30 June 301/2 (signature of letter) Are these microbes season-ticket-holders? If so, what are the companies about? Germophobe. 1976 Traverse City (Mich.) Record-Eagle 18 May 17/5 Mr. Hughes, as everyone knows, was a rich recluse, a germophobe and a man of mystery. 1992 Which? Aug. 469/3 Thank you for pointing out, in Royal flush in your June issue, the fact that advertisers try to push us into being a nation of ‘germophobes’. 2011 A. Sweeney Mommy Diet 64 I'm a bit of a germophobe. I carry hand sanitizer at all times. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1894
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