Bromidrosiphobia

/broʊˌmɪdroʊsɪˈfoʊbiə/ noun

An irrational fear of having body odor or of smelling bad due to excessive sweating.

From Greek bromidrosis (foul-smelling sweat) + phobos (fear). Bromidrosis itself comes from bromos (stench) + hidrosis (sweating), combining two Greek roots for fear of a specific bodily condition.

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