triskaidekaphobia
pronunciation
How to pronounce triskaidekaphobia in British English: UK [trɪskaɪdekə'fəʊbɪə]
How to pronounce triskaidekaphobia in American English: US [ˌtrɪskaɪˌdekə'foʊbiə]
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- Noun:
- a morbid fear of the number 13
Word Origin
- triskaidekaphobia (n.)
- "fear of the number 13," 1908, also triskaidecaphobia, from Greek treiskaideka, triskaideka "thirteen" (from treis "three" + deka "ten") + -phobia "fear."