Meanings
noundecaphobia (uncountable)
- uncountableFear of the number ten.
1 more example
Country like Nepal, India, Bhutan and Myanmar, people who follows Hindu religion, they consider the numbers 0, 1, 8, 10, 12, 19 and 28 as unlucky numbers, bad luck or evil spirits etc. These numbers are called oudenophobia, henophobia, octophobia, decaphobia, dodecaphobia, enneadecaphobia and eikosioctophobia respectively.
2020 August 29, Rajendra Kunwar, “MATHEMATICS PHOBIA: CAUSES, SYMPTOMS AND WAYS TO OVERCOME”, in International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts, volume 8, number 8, →ISSN, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2024, page 820
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
- Proto-Hellenic*dékə
- Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
- Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
- Late Latindecas
- Frenchdéca-
- Englishdeca-
- Englishdecaphobia
Cite this entry
APA
decaphobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decaphobia
MLA
“decaphobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decaphobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decaphobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decaphobia.
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