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Tuesday word: Triskaidekaphobia
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simplyn2deepTuesday, Jun. 13, 2023
Triskaidekaphobia (noun)
tris·kai·dek·a·pho·bi·a [tris-kahy-dek-uh-foh-bee-uh, tris-kuh-]
noun
1. an irrational or disproportionate fear of the number 13.
OTHER WORDS FROM TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA
tris·kai·dek·a·pho·bic, adjective, noun
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1910–15; from Greek triskaídeka “thirteen” + -phobia
DID YOU KNOW?
It's impossible to say just how or when the number thirteen got its bad reputation. There are a number of theories, of course. Some say it comes from the Last Supper because Jesus was betrayed afterwards by one among the thirteen present. Others trace the source of the superstition back to ancient Hindu beliefs or Norse mythology. But if written references are any indication, the phenomenon isn't all that old (at least, not among English speakers). Known mention of fear of thirteen in print dates back only to the late 1800s. By circa 1911, however, it was prevalent enough to merit a name, which was formed by attaching the Greek word for "thirteen"—treiskaideka (dropping that first "e")—to phobia ("fear of").
Recent Examples on the Web
Whatever the reason, the number 13 is a real thing, so much so that it has been given its own name – triskaidekaphobia.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 13 May 2022
Get a grip on your triskaidekaphobia and revisit this seminal 1980 slasher flick about oversexed young camp counselors and the knife- and -ax-wielding homicidal maniac who hates them.
—Matt Cooperlistings Coordinator, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022
Friday is Friday the 13th, a day for all those suffering from triskaidekaphobia to beware!
—CBS News, 8 Sep. 2019
Triskaidekaphobia (noun)
tris·kai·dek·a·pho·bi·a [tris-kahy-dek-uh-foh-bee-uh, tris-kuh-]
noun
1. an irrational or disproportionate fear of the number 13.
OTHER WORDS FROM TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA
tris·kai·dek·a·pho·bic, adjective, noun
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1910–15; from Greek triskaídeka “thirteen” + -phobia
DID YOU KNOW?
It's impossible to say just how or when the number thirteen got its bad reputation. There are a number of theories, of course. Some say it comes from the Last Supper because Jesus was betrayed afterwards by one among the thirteen present. Others trace the source of the superstition back to ancient Hindu beliefs or Norse mythology. But if written references are any indication, the phenomenon isn't all that old (at least, not among English speakers). Known mention of fear of thirteen in print dates back only to the late 1800s. By circa 1911, however, it was prevalent enough to merit a name, which was formed by attaching the Greek word for "thirteen"—treiskaideka (dropping that first "e")—to phobia ("fear of").
Recent Examples on the Web
Whatever the reason, the number 13 is a real thing, so much so that it has been given its own name – triskaidekaphobia.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 13 May 2022
Get a grip on your triskaidekaphobia and revisit this seminal 1980 slasher flick about oversexed young camp counselors and the knife- and -ax-wielding homicidal maniac who hates them.
—Matt Cooperlistings Coordinator, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022
Friday is Friday the 13th, a day for all those suffering from triskaidekaphobia to beware!
—CBS News, 8 Sep. 2019
