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paraskavedekatriaphobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
paraskavedeka-tri-a-pho-bia
IPA
44
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fear of Friday the thirteenth.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

paraskevidekatriaphobia (alternative)

Synonyms

friggatriskaidekaphobia

Rhymes With

-phobia aibohphobia romaphobia whorephobia uxorophobia katsaridaphobia bryobia adverbophobia tourismphobia

Questions

What does paraskavedekatriaphobia mean?
The fear of Friday the thirteenth.
Where does paraskavedekatriaphobia come from?
Greek Παρασκευή (Paraskeví, “Friday”) + Greek δεκατρία (dekatría, “thirteen”) + -phobia.

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