Meanings
- uncountableThe irrational fear of the number eight.
People with octophobia experience anxiety when they think about or see the number 8.
2022 March 22, “Octophobia (Fear of the Number 8)”, in Cleaveland Clinic, archived from the original on 24 Jan 20231 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 28, 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*oḱtṓw
- Proto-Hellenic*oktṓ
- Ancient Greekὀκτώ (oktṓ)
- Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
- Proto-Italic*oktō
- Latinoctō
- Englishocto-
- Englishoctophobia
Translations
French octophobie
- octophobieTranslations
Cite this entry
octophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octophobia
“octophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octophobia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octophobia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octophobia.
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