triskaidekaphobe
triskaidekaphobe noun: someone who suffers from triskaidekaphobia.
Noun
triskaidekaphobe (plural triskaidekaphobes)
- Someone who suffers from triskaidekaphobia.
- 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...2014, Adithep Narula, “Unlucky 13 and Human Nature”, in University of California, Santa Barbara, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2024, pages 9-10
- 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.2017 October 12, Albert Garcia, “What is the word for fear of the number 13? Triskaidekaphobia”, in Calliope Magazine, page 3
Forms of triskaidekaphobe
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Origin of triskaidekaphobe
From triskaideka- (“thirteen”) + -phobe.
Questions about triskaidekaphobe
- What does triskaidekaphobe mean?
- Triskaidekaphobe means someone who suffers from triskaidekaphobia.
- What part of speech is triskaidekaphobe?
- Triskaidekaphobe is a noun.
- What is the plural of triskaidekaphobe?
- The plural of triskaidekaphobe is triskaidekaphobes.
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