A mental disorder in which there is an abnormal fear of personal body odors, either of one's own or that of others: Bromidrosiphobia includes extreme anxiety or dread that he or she has a vile smell and it is often accompanied by shame, embarrassment, significant distress, and social isolation even when such fears are really not justified.

When a person has bromidrosiphobia he or she often takes an excessive number of baths or showers in hopes that such a smell will no longer be present.