triskaidekaphobia
/ˌtrɪskʌɪdɛkəˈfəʊbɪə
/noun [mass noun]
Extreme superstition regarding the number thirteen.That test included words to spell such as ‘revelry’ and ‘triskaidekaphobia.’...
- Surely Stoica could not have been suffering from triskaidekaphobia (that's fear of the number 13, for the trivia fans among you).
- I've below gathered a collection of passages concerning the folklore and superstition regarding both Friday the 13 th and triskaidekaphobia - the fear of the number 13.
Origin
Early 20th century: from Greek treiskaideka 'thirteen' + -phobia.