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Meaning of "triskaidekaphobia" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA

From Greek triskaideka thirteen + -phobia.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA

triskaidekaphobia  [ˌtrɪskaɪˌdɛkəˈfəʊbɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Triskaidekaphobia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

triskaidekaphobia

Triskaidekaphobia

Triskaidekaphobia is fear of the number 13 and avoidance to use it; it is a superstition and related to a specific fear of Friday the 13th, called paraskevidekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia. The term was first used by Isador Coriat in Abnormal Psychology.

Definition of triskaidekaphobia in the English dictionary

The definition of triskaidekaphobia in the dictionary is an abnormal fear of the number thirteen.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA


acrophobia
ˌækrəˈfəʊbɪə
aerophobia
ˌɛərəˈfəʊbɪə
agoraphobia
ˌæɡərəˈfəʊbɪə
arachnophobia
əˌræknəˈfəʊbɪə
claustrophobia
ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪə
emetophobia
ɪˌmetəˈfəʊbɪə
erythrophobia
ɪˌrɪθrəʊˈfəʊbɪə
homophobia
ˌhəʊməʊˈfəʊbɪə
hydrophobia
ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbɪə
Islamophobia
ˌɪzlɑːməˈfəʊbɪə
monophobia
ˌmɒnəʊˈfəʊbɪə
neophobia
ˌniːəʊˈfəʊbɪə
nomophobia
ˌnəʊməʊˈfəʊbɪə
nyctophobia
ˌnɪktəʊˈfəʊbɪə
phobia
ˈfəʊbɪə
phonophobia
ˌfəʊnəʊˈfəʊbɪə
photophobia
ˌfəʊtəʊˈfəʊbɪə
scopophobia
ˌskɒpəˈfəʊbɪə
technophobia
ˌtɛknəʊˈfəʊbɪə
xenophobia
ˌzɛnəˈfəʊbɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA

trisagion
trisect
trisection
trisector
trisectrices
trisectrix
triseme
trisemic
triserial
trishaw
triskaidekaphobic
triskele
triskelia
triskelion
Trismegistus
trismic
trismus
trismus cynicus
trisoctahedra
trisoctahedral

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA

aichmophobia
ailurophobia
algophobia
anglophobia
anthropophobia
aquaphobia
astraphobia
autophobia
gynophobia
mysophobia
necrophobia
ornithophobia
panophobia
pyrophobia
Russophobia
school phobia
sitophobia
social phobia
thanatophobia
Zenobia
zoophobia

Synonyms and antonyms of triskaidekaphobia in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «triskaidekaphobia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA

Find out the translation of triskaidekaphobia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of triskaidekaphobia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «triskaidekaphobia» in English.

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Translator English - Hindi

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Translator English - Vietnamese

triskaidekaphobia
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Translator English - Tamil

triskaidekaphobia
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Translator English - Marathi

ट्रिसकाइडकोफाबिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

triskaidekafobi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

triskaidekaphobia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

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Translator English - Ukrainian

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Translator English - Romanian

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Translator English - Greek

triskaidekaphobia
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

triskaidekaphobia
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Triskaidekaphobia
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Translator English - Norwegian

triskaidekaphobia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of triskaidekaphobia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA»

The term «triskaidekaphobia» is normally little used and occupies the 118.063 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about triskaidekaphobia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA»

Discover the use of triskaidekaphobia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to triskaidekaphobia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Numerology: Pythagoras, Classical Element, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2011
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Superstitions: Astrology, Triskaidekaphobia, 13, Rain ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikipedia, Books, LLC, Books Group, 2011
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Angela Tewksbury's Triskaidekaphobia?: A Magro Heff Mystery
Their input helped her get started, but as she wrote, her story and her life encountered unforseen problems. Would book number thirteen be the victim of triskaidekaphobia? This is the second in a series of Magro Heff mysteries.
Bill Hausman, 2007
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C Primer Plus
Listing 6.15 The do_while.c Program /* do_while.c -- exit condition loop */ # include <stdio.h> int main(void) { const int secret_code = 13; int code_entered; do { printf("To enter the triskaidekaphobia therapy club,\n"); printf("please enter the ...
Stephen Prata, 2013
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Phobias: List of Phobias, Xenophobia, Triskaidekaphobia, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, 2013
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Scared Stiff: Everything You Need to Know About 50 Famous ...
hether it's considered just a superstition or a true phobia, triskaidekaphobia certainly leads to some interesting behavior. For centuries, the number 13 has been For instance, elevator experts estimate that as many as 85 percent of high- rise ...
Sara Latta, 2014
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Maths Facts, Fun, Tricks and Trivia
Triskaidekaphobia. People are scared of many different things. If you are really scared of spiders for example, you will be suffering from arachnophobia (fear of spiders). People scared of heights are said to suffer from acrophobia (fear of ...
Paul Swan, 2007
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Medical Terminology Made Incredibly Easy!
Examples of phobias include: - agoraphobia (fear of leaving familiar settings or of open space) - social phobia (fear of embarrassing oneself in public) - pharmacophobia (fear of drugs) - triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13). (See Taking ...
‎2008
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There's a Word for It (Revised Edition): A Grandiloquent ...
... harpaxophobia. of thinking: phronemophobia (fruh-NEE-muh-). of (the number) thirteen: triskaidekaphobia (TRIS-ky-DEK- uh-). Triskaidekaphobia is also often used to mean fear of Friday the 13th. Apparently, however, there's another way ...
Charles Harrington Elster, 2005
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Later
Triskaidekaphobia. I guess it has to do with blame. When things don't go right, it is human nature to find a scapegoat, something to which you can neatly affix the blame. That's where superstition comes in. According to the American Heritage ...
W. E. Smith, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term triskaidekaphobia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Friday the 13th, two months in a row
There's actually a name for the fear of the date: Triskaidekaphobia. So for the second consecutive month, you have to deal with a Friday the 13th. You'll have a ... «AOL News, Mar 15»
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Triskaidekaphobia + Love = Disaster
Triskaidekaphobia + Love = Disaster. By: Mallika Viegas - Sudbury Northern Life. | Feb 13, 2015 - 1:54 PM | 0. You may have the universe against you if you're ... «NorthernLife.ca, Feb 15»
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Friday the 13th, through the eyes of Professor 13 and others with …
Friday the 13th, through the eyes of Professor 13 and others with unique takes on triskaidekaphobia. Wayne Parry, The Associated Press | February 13, 2015 ... «National Post, Feb 15»
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BLOG: Triskaidekaphobia: Fear of the number 13
Do you not date checks on the 13th of a month ? Do you think that the number 13 is bad luck ? We all know that many buildings skip the thirteenth floor and ... «W*USA 9, Feb 15»
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2014 Friday the 13th facts and information: 13 things you didn't know …
President Franklin D. Roosevelt apparently suffered from triskaidekaphobia: According to The Huffington Post, he refused to travel on the 13th day of any month ... «WPTV.com, Feb 15»
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Love, fear, poetry come together at Triskaidekaphobia Valentine's Day
Triskaidekaphobia Valentine's Day will take place at the Hooker-Dunham Theater on Friday, Feb. 13, and Saturday, Feb. 14, starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $50 for ... «Commons, Feb 15»
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Triskaidekaphobia: A Touch Of Irrational In The St. Louis Skyline
If you go out looking for the 13th floor of a tall building in St. Louis, you may have a hard time finding it. An informal survey by St. Louis Public Radio of 68 ... «St. Louis Public Radio, Oct 14»
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Why Does Friday the 13th Scare Us So Much?
People who harbor a Friday the 13th superstition might have triskaidekaphobia, or fear of the number 13, and often pass on their belief to their children, he noted ... «National Geographic, Jun 14»
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Have No Fear, Triskaidekaphobia is Here
In my family, the number 13 is considered lucky so I've never been one to suffer from triskaidekaphobia. However, a little Web searching suggests that fear of ... «Forbes, Apr 14»
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Simon Cowell is 'terrified' his baby will be born on the 13th February
Si's condition - medically known as triskaidekaphobia - doesn't seem to get in the way of him living life to the full. Related article: Kim Kardashian planning ... «OK! Magazine, Jan 14»

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