What does triskaidekaphobia mean?

Definitions for triskaidekaphobia
ˌtrɪs kaɪˌdɛk əˈfoʊ bi ə, ˌtrɪs kə-triskaideka·pho·bi·a

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. triskaidekaphobianoun

    a morbid fear of the number 13

Wiktionary

  1. triskaidekaphobianoun

    Fear, hate, or dislike of the number thirteen (13).

  2. Etymology: From τρεῖς + καί + δέκα + -phobia.

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  1. Triskaidekaphobia

    Triskaidekaphobia ( TRIS-kye-DEK-ə-FOH-bee-ə, TRIS-kə-; from Ancient Greek τρεισκαίδεκα (treiskaídeka) 'thirteen', and Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) 'fear') is fear or avoidance of the number 13. It is also a reason for the fear of Friday the 13th, called paraskevidekatriaphobia (from Greek Παρασκευή (Paraskevi) 'Friday', Greek δεκατρείς (dekatreís) 'thirteen', and Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) 'fear') or friggatriskaidekaphobia (from Old Norse Frigg 'Frigg', Ancient Greek τρεισκαίδεκα (treiskaídeka) 'thirteen', and Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) 'fear'). The term was used as early as in 1910 by Isador Coriat in Abnormal Psychology.

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  1. triskaidekaphobia

    Triskaidekaphobia is a specific phobia characterized by an extreme or irrational fear of the number 13. It can result in anxiety and avoidance behaviors related to anything associated with the number 13, such as dates, floors in a building, table numbers, or room numbers.

Wikidata

  1. 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.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of triskaidekaphobia in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of triskaidekaphobia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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