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decaphobia

decaphobia noun: fear of the number ten.

Noun

decaphobia (uncountable)

  1. Fear of the number ten.
    • 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...2020 August, 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...

Origin of decaphobia

From deca- + -phobia.

Questions about decaphobia

What does decaphobia mean?
Decaphobia means fear of the number ten.
What part of speech is decaphobia?
Decaphobia is a noun.

Words near decaphobia in the dictionary

  1. decapentenyl
  2. decapentenyls
  3. decapeptide
  4. decapeptides
  5. decapetalous
  6. decaphobia
  7. decaphosphate
  8. decaphosphates
  9. decaphosphorus
  10. decaphyllous
  11. decapicone

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