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triskaidekaphobia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • trĭs'kī-dĕk'ə-fō'bē-ə
  • /ˌtɹɪskaɪdɛkəˈfəʊbi.ə/
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  • rhymes with -əʊbiə

1

noun

Meaning 1

Fear or dislike of the number thirteen (13).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a morbid fear of the number 13

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: simple phobia

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English triskaideka- Proto-Indo-European *bhegw- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English triskaidekaphobia From triskaideka- (“thirteen”) + -phobia.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: трискайдекафо́бия (triskajdekafóbija) — fear or dislike of the number 13
  • Chinese Mandarin: 十三恐懼症 /十三恐惧症 (shísān kǒngjùzhèng) — fear or dislike of the number 13
  • Dutch: triskaidekafobie — fear or dislike of the number 13
  • Dutch: triscaidecafobie — fear or dislike of the number 13
  • Esperanto: dektrifobio — fear or dislike of the number 13
  • Finnish: numeron kolmetoista pelko — fear or dislike of the number 13
  • French: triskaidékaphobie — fear or dislike of the number 13
  • Georgian: ტრისკაიდეკაფობია (ṭrisḳaideḳapobia) — fear or dislike of the number 13
  • German: Triskaidekaphobie — fear or dislike of the number 13
  • Greek: τρισκαιδεκαφοβία (triskaidekafovía) — fear or dislike of the number 13
  • Italian: triscaidecafobia — fear or dislike of the number 13
  • Japanese: 十三恐怖症 (jūsan kyōfushō) — fear or dislike of the number 13
  • Korean: 13 공포증 (sipsam gongpojeung) — fear or dislike of the number 13
  • Latin: triskaidekaphobia — fear or dislike of the number 13
  • Norwegian: triskaidekafobi — fear or dislike of the number 13
  • Portuguese: triscaidecafobia — fear or dislike of the number 13
  • Russian: трискайдекафобия (triskajdɛkafóbija) — fear or dislike of the number 13
  • Slovene: triskaidekafobi — fear or dislike of the number 13
  • Spanish: triscaidecafobia — fear or dislike of the number 13