Friggatriskaidekaphobia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The fear of Friday the thirteenth. uncountable

    "The fear of Friday the thirteenth, or friggatriskaidekaphobia, takes the thirteen superstition to a whole new level."

Synonyms

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paraskavedekatriaphobiaparaskevidekatriaphobia

Example

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"The fear of Friday the thirteenth, or friggatriskaidekaphobia, takes the thirteen superstition to a whole new level."

Etymology

From Frigga (an English variant of Old Norse Frigg, the Norse goddess for whom Friday was named) + triskaideka- + -phobia.

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friday thirteenth

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