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ataxophobia

ataxophobia noun: abnormal fear or dislike of messiness, often associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Noun

ataxophobia (uncountable)

  1. Abnormal fear or dislike of messiness, often associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    • "...You saw how he acted this morning. He's nervous and irritable and he dreads any noise or confusion — " "Ataxophobia," Tom murmured.1975, A. l. furman, Dog Stories More, →ISBN, page 36
    • I'm working, however, on instilling a case of venustraphobia (fear of beautiful women—another use for Vicks) in my partner, and my daughter could use a little ataxophobia (fear of disorder or untidiness).2003, Joanne Friedman, It's a Horse's Life!, →ISBN

ataxophobia meaning in Tamil

ataxophobia in Tamil

ஒழுங்கின்மை வெருளி

Examples of ataxophobia in a sentence

  • He recently admitted that he suffers from ataxophobia (fear of disorder) to the point where he feels compelled to throw out drink cans in the refrigerator if there is an uneven number.2007, Andrew Morton, Posh & Becks, →ISBN, page 20:
  • Stories about international soccer star David Beckham's fear of disorder, or ataxophobia, have often found their way into the media.2009, Hal Marcovitz, Phobias, page 14:

Origin of ataxophobia

From a- + taxo- + -phobia.

Questions about ataxophobia

What does ataxophobia mean?
Ataxophobia means abnormal fear or dislike of messiness, often associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
What is ataxophobia in Tamil?
Ataxophobia in Tamil is ஒழுங்கின்மை வெருளி. See Ataxophobia meaning in Tamil.
How do you use ataxophobia in a sentence?
He recently admitted that he suffers from ataxophobia (fear of disorder) to the point where he feels compelled to throw out drink cans in the refrigerator if there is an uneven number.
What part of speech is ataxophobia?
Ataxophobia is a noun.

Words near ataxophobia in the dictionary

  1. ataxiology
  2. ataxite
  3. ataxites
  4. ataxonomic
  5. ataxophemia
  6. ataxophobia
  7. ataxophragmiid
  8. ataxophragmiids
  9. ataxy
  10. Atayal
  11. Atayals

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: ataxophobia (page history and authors); ataxophobia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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