Triskaidekaphobia Definition

trĭskī-dĕkə-fōbē-ə, trĭskĭ-
noun
Fear of the number 13 (a number considered unlucky in popular superstition)
Webster's New World

Fear, hate, or dislike of the number thirteen (13).

Wiktionary

Origin of Triskaidekaphobia

  • Greek treiskaideka thirteen (treis three trei- in Indo-European roots) (kai and) (deka ten deca–) –phobia

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek τρεῖς (treis, “three") + καί (kai, “and") + δέκα (deka, “ten") + -phobia.

    From Wiktionary

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