paraskavedekatriaphobia

noun

The fear of Friday the thirteenth.

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Meanings

nounparaskavedekatriaphobia (uncountable)

alternative paraskevidekatriaphobia

  1. rareuncountableThe fear of Friday the thirteenth.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:paraskavedekatriaphobia.

    Synonyms: friggatriskaidekaphobia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe fear of Friday the thirteenth.

Origin

Greek Παρασκευή (Paraskeví, “Friday”) + Greek δεκατρία (dekatría, “thirteen”) + -phobia.

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