triskaidekaphobia
Fearing thirteen irrationally
Triskaidekaphobia is fear of the number thirteen.
The word is more often encountered than the condition itself, serving mainly as a vocabulary curiosity.
Hotels skip the thirteenth floor, and some people avoid the number in addresses or flight numbers, but whether this constitutes a genuine phobia or mere superstition varies.
Her triskaidekaphobia meant she'd never sit in row 13.
Intense anticipatory fear
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- frightSudden intense fear
apprehension · trepidation · unease · nervousness · worry · distress · horror · alarm
Invoked harm through words
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
- ill-fatedDestined to fail
jinx · hex · amulet · talisman · ritual · belief · superstitious · portent
Lacking sound judgment
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- psychiatristMental disorder physician
psychologist · obsessive · compulsive · neurosis · desensitization · trigger
Ordinal after twelfth
- numericalRelating to figures
- numerologyMystical significance of digits
- JudasArchetypal betrayer name
Assigning new numerical identifiers
- omitLeave something out
- excludeBar from participation
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- circumventAvoid by going around
dread
Intense anticipatory fear
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
fright · apprehension · trepidation · unease · nervousness · worry · distress · horror · alarm · agitation
curse
Invoked harm through words
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
ill-fated · jinx · hex · amulet · talisman · ritual · belief · superstitious · portent · foreboding
irrational
Lacking sound judgment
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
psychiatrist · psychologist · obsessive · compulsive · neurosis · desensitization · trigger
thirteenth
Ordinal after twelfth
- numericalRelating to figures
- numerologyMystical significance of digits
- JudasArchetypal betrayer name
renumbering
Assigning new numerical identifiers
circumvent · sidestep · workaround · evasion · accommodation
triskaidekaphobiafearlessness
Complete lack of dread
rationalism · skepticism · equanimity · bravery · level-headedness