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What is the name of a phobia for a fear of public or dirty bathrooms?
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Phobia: Agoraphobia is a fear of public places, parauresis is inability to urinate or use the bathroom, germaphobia can cause fear of a dirty place like a public restroom, but in general it would be classified as an agoraphobia.
Answered 10/27/2017
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Lutropublicaphobia.: Lutropublicaphobia is the fear of public restrooms.
Answered 10/26/2017
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