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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
a few adjs to describe a person
Hi,
I'm looking for a few adjectives that can describe a person having the following characters.
A person is very cautious about being infected or getting sick. Sometimes, it is too much I presume. For example, they use a piece of paper to open or close the door when they enter or leave man's or lady's room. (avoid having their hands contact the handle of the door)
Thanks,
I'm looking for a few adjectives that can describe a person having the following characters.
A person is very cautious about being infected or getting sick. Sometimes, it is too much I presume. For example, they use a piece of paper to open or close the door when they enter or leave man's or lady's room. (avoid having their hands contact the handle of the door)
Thanks,
Top answer
obsessively hygienic...
- obsessively hygienic...
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Hi,
pathophobic - fearing illness, disease
misophobic - fearing dirt
molysomophobic - fearing infection
There are various sites on the Internet which list many such phobias. However, such words are not in common use at all. Usually, we'd just say something like 'He's got a thing about not touching door handles'.
Best wishes,
pathophobic - fearing illness, disease
misophobic - fearing dirt
molysomophobic - fearing infection
There are various sites on the Internet which list many such phobias. However, such words are not in common use at all. Usually, we'd just say something like 'He's got a thing about not touching door handles'.
Best wishes,
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Obsessive Compulsive Discorder, or OCD. While Clive is right that we don't generally go around using the various "phobias," (and I put it on quotes because I don't think that OCD is technically a phobia) OCD is well enough known that if you say someone has OCD, we'll know what you mean.
"Germaphobe" is a made-up word meaning someone who has a phobia about germs, and even though you won't
"Germaphobe" is a made-up word meaning someone who has a phobia about germs, and even though you won't
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Also, if they tend to think they're getting sick when they aren't, they're called a hypochondriac.
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Grammar Geek, I beg to differ with you on this one. I might say someone is "compulsive about germs" or "obsessed with hygene" but I wouldn't say they had OCD unless I knew a psychiatrist had digagnosed them with that specific condition. And if the only compulsive thing they do is the use a piece of paper to handle the doorknob in a public restroom, I might say they were just being careful! Do
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I agree. It is a specific condition that should be diagnosed and not assumed. I read too quickly - I have seen otherwise non-germ-obsessed people use a paper towel in a public bathroom. I thought it had simply said to open the door. And you have to think that someone who uses a paper towel on ALL doorknobs had a bit of a problem. (And I'm right there with you about the ick-factor in the public res
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Often, over here, the washbasin is outside the cubicle...so the flush lever and the cubicle bolt are probably both best viewed askance...
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Yes, but after touching the flush handle and the cublicle bolt, you wash your hands. It's opening the outer door after washing your hands that requires the intervention of a protective device.
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(In the few steps between cubicle door and washbasin, they all scurry up to your elbow...)
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