Triskaidekaphobia

Quick meaning: Triskaidekaphobia is a noun meaning Fear or dislike of the number thirteen (13).

Meaning

Fear or dislike of the number thirteen (13).

Example Sentences

There’s even a name to describe the irrational dread of the date: paraskevidekatriaphobia — a specialized form of triskaidekaphobia, a fear of the number 13.

The great Austrian-American composer Arnold Schoenberg had such a severe case of triskaidekaphobia (the fear of the number 13), he omitted numbering the 13th measure in some of his later works, substituting it with the notation “12a.”

Yet, despite beliefs that triskaidekaphobia began long ago and has been passed down through the centuries, the earliest known reference to Friday the 13th as a dreaded day did not appear until 1913. It is merely a 20th century invention.

Word Forms

• triskaidecaphobia

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include triskaidecaphobia, tridecaphobia, treiskaidekaphobia, tricadecaphobia, dodecaphobia, triskaidecagon.

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