triskaidekaphobia
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- noun
- /ˌtrɪskaɪˌdɛkəˈfoʊbiə/
- I also found out that the word for the fear of the number 13 is triskaidekaphobia.
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I wonder why the fear of the number thirteen is called triskaidekaphobia?
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I had no clue that the fear of the number thirteen is called triskaidekaphobia.
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I never knew that triskaidekaphobia meant that you were afraid of the number 13.
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I also learned that triskaidekaphobia means the fear of the number 13!
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I just learned that the fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia.
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I think that I do not have triskaidekaphobia.
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I don't think anyone in my class has triskaidekaphobia.
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In my class, we are learning the suffix 'phobia,' and today I learned 'Triskaidekaphobia' in class.
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Although triskaidekaphobia is technically considered a phobia, experts believe it should instead be classified as a superstition.
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Many people avoid stepping on the 13th rung of a ladder due to their triskaidekaphobia.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Triskaidekaphobia comes from Greek parts tris- 'three', deka 'ten' and -phobia 'fear', so it literally means 'fear of 13'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of tris- as in triangle 'three' and deka as in decade 'ten', which together point to the number 13.