Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triskaidekaphobe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: triskaideka-phobe
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who suffers from triskaidekaphobia.

Example Sentences

"After reading through Lachenmeyer’s 13: The Story of the World's Most Popular Superstition, I discovered that very few triskaidekaphobes today connect unlucky 13 to the Last Supper, even though this is thought to be the major historical basis for the superstition (Lachenmeyer 132). […] Lachenmeyer gives an example of a typical triskaidekaphobe, a 40-year-old man from Wisconsin who has paranoia regarding Friday the 13ᵗʰ."
"For example, triskaidekaphobes like to point out the fate of the 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission, blaming its near-disastrous outcome on its number and the time it launched, 13:13 CST."

Etymology

From triskaideka- (“thirteen”) + -phobe.

Inflected Forms

triskaidekaphobes (plural)

Questions

What does triskaidekaphobe mean?: Someone who suffers from triskaidekaphobia.
Where does triskaidekaphobe come from?: From triskaideka- (“thirteen”) + -phobe.

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