misófobo
See also: misofobo
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μύσος (músos, “uncleanness”) + -fobo.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /miˈzɔ.fo.bu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /miˈzɔ.fo.bo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /miˈzɔ.fu.bu/ [miˈzɔ.fu.βu]
- Hyphenation: mi‧só‧fo‧bo
Noun
misófobo m (plural misófobos, feminine misófoba, feminine plural misófobas)
- mysophobe (person with an abnormal fear of filth)
Adjective
misófobo (feminine misófoba, masculine plural misófobos, feminine plural misófobas)
- mysophobic (having an abnormal fear of filth)
- Synonym: misofóbico
Related terms
Further reading
- “misófobo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “misófobo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026