adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˌs(j)uː.pəˈstɪ.ʃəs/
US:/ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃəs/
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rhymes with -ɪʃəs
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Susceptible to superstitions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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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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3
adj
Meaning 3
Overexact; unnecessarily scrupulous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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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