triskaidekaphobia

IPA: trˈɪskˈaɪdɛkʌfˈoʊbiʌ

noun

  • Fear or dislike of the number thirteen (13).
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Examples of "triskaidekaphobia" in Sentences

  • It's even led to a condition called triskaidekaphobia, fear of the number 13.
  • A full-blown lifelong case of triskaidekaphobia: fear of the number thirteen.
  • Some people are so obsessed that triskaidekaphobia was born -- the fear of the number 13.
  • I was born on the 13th of December and decided to look up the word triskaidekaphobia because today is the 13th.
  • There are lots of reasons suggested for triskaidekaphobia the fear of 13, with many ancient associations suggested - but the chances are it's a collection of historical coincidences.
  • The fear of Friday the 13th is called friggatriskaidekaphobia Frigga is the name of the Norse goddess whom Friday is named after, and triskaidekaphobia means the fear of the number 13 or paraskevidekatriaphobia.
  • After examining 47 million computerized death certificates, he found no spike in "white mortality" on the thirteenth of every month, a general date of alarm for superstitious people who suffer from triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13).

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