different between filth vs mysophile

English

From Middle English filth, from Old English f?lþu, from Proto-West Germanic *f?liþu, equivalent to foul +? -th.

filth (usually uncountable, plural filths)

Dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.
Smut; that which sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution.
- a. 1694, John Tillotson, The Excellency of the Christian Religion
  purifying our souls from the dross and filth of sensual delights
(Britain, derogatory, slang, with definite article) The police.
(derogatory, uncountable) A vile or disgusting person.
(US, agriculture, dated) Weeds growing on pasture land.

myso- +? -phile

mysophile (plural mysophiles)

(sexuality) One with a sexual dependency on something soiled or filthy, usually a kind of underwear or feminine products after use.
- 1936: Magnus Hirschfeld, Sexual Anomalies and Perversions: Physical and Psychological Development and Treatment, p431
  Yes, I am a mysophile. In my imagination I loiter at places where there is filth, mud, and decaying things, places where it stinks. I also wear my underwear until it stinks and becomes very dirty.
- 1949: Wilhelm Stekel, Compulsion and Doubt: (Zwang und Zweifel), p355
  Ethel is a mysophile. She derives her gratification from the dirt in which she is living.

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