Triskaidekaphobe
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Triskaidekaphobe is a noun meaning (rare) Someone who suffers from triskaidekaphobia.
Meaning
(rare) Someone who suffers from triskaidekaphobia.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Word Forms
- triskaidekaphobes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include triskaidekaphobic, trypophobe, hexakosioihexekontahexaphobe, friggatriskaidekaphobia, paraskavedekatriaphobia, paraskevidekatriaphobia.
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