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Triskaidekaphobe means (rare) Someone who suffers from triskaidekaphobia..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) Someone who suffers from triskaidekaphobia..
After reading through Lachenmeyer’s 13: The Story of the World's Most Popular Superstition, I discovered that very few triskaidekaphobes today connect unlucky 13 to the Last Supper, even though this is thought to be the major historical basis for the superstition (Lachenmeyer 132). […] Lachenmeyer gives an example of a typical triskaidekaphobe, a 40-year-old man from Wisconsin who has paranoia regarding Friday the 13ᵗʰ.
For example, triskaidekaphobes like to point out the fate of the 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission, blaming its near-disastrous outcome on its number and the time it launched, 13:13 CST.
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Triskaidekaphobe means (rare) Someone who suffers from triskaidekaphobia..
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After reading through Lachenmeyer’s 13: The Story of the World's Most Popular Superstition, I discovered that very few triskaidekaphobes today connect unlucky 13 to the Last Supper, even though this is thought to be the major historical basis for the superstition (Lachenmeyer 132). […] Lachenmeyer gives an example of a typical triskaidekaphobe, a 40-year-old man from Wisconsin who has paranoia regarding Friday the 13ᵗʰ.
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