How do you pronounce superstition?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃən/.

superstition

/ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-sti-tion
IPA: /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃən/

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Meaning

noun

A belief considered to be irrational, unfounded, or based solely on fear and ignorance, particularly credulous reverence towards and belief in supernatural forces.

Countable; Derogatory; Uncountable

noun

Excessive nicety; overscrupulousness.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"What children we are in trifles! what slight things exercise an influence over us! to how much that our reason would be ashamed to acknowledge! nevertheless does it submit. Our whole nature must change; we must be less susceptible, less dependent on "blind accident," before we can shake off hopes and fears, which are almost superstitions."
"The world is not merely the sum of all its atoms... There are no atoms in themselves. Atoms regarded as things in themselves are a scientific superstition."

Etymology

From Middle French superstition, from Latin superstitio (“superstition”), from superstāre (“to stand above, to stand upon, to survive”) + -tiō (“-tion: forming nouns”), from super- (“above, over, upon”) + stāre (“to stand”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃən/
British English: /ˌs(j)uː.pə(ɹ)ˈstɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

superstitions (plural)

Derived Forms

superstitionist superstitionless

Phrases

sub-superstition Superstition Mountains

Frequently Paired Words

superstitious

Synonyms

superstitious notion

Rhymes With

position addition competition commission mission condition edition definition opposition permission tradition recognition