halitophobia

halitophobia
 n.β€” Β«At the organization’s recent global conference, halitophobiaβ€”also known as delusional halitosis or imagined bad breathβ€”was identified as a vital area for future mouth malodour research.Β» β€”β€œBad breath? Forget gum, you might need a shrink” by Misty Harris Times Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) Oct. 11, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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