A fanatical dread of dirt, especially of being contaminated and exposed to the germs in it: Some of those who suffer from misodust keep the windows in their houses closed all the time and install elaborate air-filtering equipment to keep the air as clean as possible.

There are also those who feel compelled by their feelings regarding misodust to constantly wipe surfaces and clean their living quarters so often that they are considered to have an obsessive-compulsive disorder.