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triskaidekaphobe en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (rare) 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 gives an example of a typical triskaidekaphobe, a 40-year-old man from Wisconsin who has paranoia regarding Friday the 13ᵗʰ. 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:

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