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How do you describe this type of person?
How do you describe this type of person who is extremely careful not getting themselves dirty. They worry about disease, viruses, germs all the time.
Dec 30, 2016 6:16 AM
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You'd probably call them a "germophobe". The "-phobe" ending indicates a fear of something. Fear of germs in this case.
You can also spell it germaphobe. Other words that mean the same thing: mysophobe, verminophobe, bacillophobe, bacteriophobe.
December 30, 2016
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The person has OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder)!
December 30, 2016
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