Usually means: Fear of bacteria and germs.
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  1. bacteriophobia: Wiktionary
  2. bacteriophobia: Dictionary.com

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  1. bacteriophobia: Encyclopedia

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  2. Bacteriophobia: Medical dictionary

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  1. Bacteriophobia: The Phobia List

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Definitions from Wiktionary (bacteriophobia)

▸ noun:  An abnormal fear of bacteria

Similar:
bacteriophobe, microbiophobia, germaphobia, germ-fear, germ fear, germophobe, amoebophobia, mysophobia, halitophobia, germaphobe, more...

Opposite:
bacteriophilia, bacteriophilic, bacteriophilous

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Similar:
bacteriophobe, microbiophobia, germaphobia, germ-fear, germ fear, germophobe, amoebophobia, mysophobia, halitophobia, germaphobe, more...

Opposite:
bacteriophilia, bacteriophilic, bacteriophilous



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