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superstitious

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈstɪ.ʃəs/
  • US: /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃəs/
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  • rhymes with -ɪʃəs
  • CMU ARPABET: S UW2 P ER0 S T IH1 SH AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Susceptible to superstitions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Arising from or having the character of superstitions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Overexact; unnecessarily scrupulous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • finally realized that the horror he felt was superstitious in origin

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Old French superstitieux, from Latin superstitiōsus, from superstitio + -ōsus.

Across languages

Translations

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: besëtytë — susceptible to superstitions
  • Albanian: supersticióz — susceptible to superstitions
  • Arabic: خُرَافِيّ (ḵurāfiyy) — susceptible to superstitions
  • Bulgarian: суеверен (sueveren) — susceptible to superstitions
  • Catalan: supersticiós — susceptible to superstitions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 迷信的 (míxìn de) — susceptible to superstitions
  • Czech: pověrčivý — susceptible to superstitions
  • Dutch: bijgelovig — susceptible to superstitions
  • Esperanto: superstiĉa — susceptible to superstitions
  • Faroese: pátrúgvin — susceptible to superstitions
  • Finnish: taikauskoinen — susceptible to superstitions
  • French: superstitieux — susceptible to superstitions
  • Galician: supersticioso — susceptible to superstitions
  • German: abergläubisch — susceptible to superstitions
  • German: abergläubig — susceptible to superstitions
  • Greek: προληπτικός (proliptikós) — susceptible to superstitions
  • Ancient Greek: δεισιδαίμων (deisidaímōn) — susceptible to superstitions
  • Hungarian: babonás — susceptible to superstitions
  • Icelandic: hjátrúarfullur — susceptible to superstitions
  • Irish: piseogach — susceptible to superstitions
  • Italian: superstizioso — susceptible to superstitions
  • Japanese: 迷信の (meishin-no) — susceptible to superstitions
  • Kalmyk: йорч (yorç) — susceptible to superstitions
  • Kapampangan: mapanariya — susceptible to superstitions
  • Khmer: មានជំនឿឆ្វេង (miən-cumnɨə-chveeng) — susceptible to superstitions
  • Lao: ຈົນ chon (chon) — susceptible to superstitions
  • Latin: superstitiosus — susceptible to superstitions
  • Māori: mauri tūpato — susceptible to superstitions
  • Māori: whakataputapu — susceptible to superstitions
  • Norwegian Bokmål: overtroisk — susceptible to superstitions
  • Old English: æfgydel — susceptible to superstitions
  • Persian: خرافاتی (xorâfâti) — susceptible to superstitions
  • Persian: خرافهای (xorâfe-'i) — susceptible to superstitions
  • Persian: خرافی (xorâfi) — susceptible to superstitions
  • Polish: przesądny — susceptible to superstitions
  • Polish: zabobonny — susceptible to superstitions
  • Portuguese: supersticioso — susceptible to superstitions
  • Romanian: superstițios — susceptible to superstitions
  • Russian: суеве́рный (sujevérnyj) — susceptible to superstitions
  • Scottish Gaelic: saobh-chràbhach — susceptible to superstitions
  • Serbo-Croatian: prȁznovjēran — susceptible to superstitions
  • Serbo-Croatian: sȕjevjēran — susceptible to superstitions
  • Slovene: praznoveren — susceptible to superstitions
  • Spanish: supersticioso — susceptible to superstitions
  • Swedish: vidskeplig — susceptible to superstitions
  • Swedish: superstitiös — susceptible to superstitions
  • Swedish: skrockfull — susceptible to superstitions
  • Tagalog: mapamahiin — susceptible to superstitions
  • Turkish: batıl inançlara inanan — susceptible to superstitions
  • Vietnamese: mê tín — susceptible to superstitions
  • Volapük: lukredik — susceptible to superstitions
  • Welsh: ofergoelus — susceptible to superstitions