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paraskavedekatriaphobia

Definitions

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  • noun rare The fear of Friday the 13th.

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek Παρασκευή Friday + δεκατρείς thirteen + -phobia

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Examples

  • Fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia, depending on if you trust AOL or Yahoo.

    Six LDS Writers and A Frog 2009

  • Fear of Friday the 13th - one of the most popular myths in science - is called paraskavedekatriaphobia as well as friggatriskaidekaphobia.

    AllDeaf.com 2009

  • Fear of Friday the 13th - one of the most popular myths in science - is called paraskavedekatriaphobia as well as friggatriskaidekaphobia.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2009

  • LOL, paraskavedekatriaphobia is the fear to Friday the 13th.

    Friday the 13th Mish 2009

  • Friday the 13th paraskavedekatriaphobia frost, ice, extreme cold cryophobia fur, animal skin doraphobia gaiety cherohobia garlic alliumphobia genitals (female) eurotophobia germs spermatophobia or spermophobia

    pangsuan Diary Entry pangsuan 2003

  • If you fear Friday the 13th, you may be surprised to hear that your phobia has a name: paraskavedekatriaphobia.

    Lead Stories from AOL 2009

  • "They're afraid something tragic or ominous would happen," said Donald Dossey, a North Carolina behavioral scientist and author who said he named the fear -- paraskavedekatriaphobia

    TheBostonChannel.com - News 2009

  • "They're afraid something tragic or ominous would happen," said Donald Dossey, a North Carolina behavioral scientist and author who said he named the fear -- paraskavedekatriaphobia

    Channel3000.com - Local News 2009

  • Perhaps it's not paraskavedekatriaphobia, the Greek-sounding fear of Friday the

    Hartford Advocate: News 2009

  • Turns out the unreasonable fear of FTT has its own unreasonably long proper name: paraskavedekatriaphobia.

    unknown title 2009

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  • Fear of Friday the 13th.

    April 15, 2007

  • Hmm.. we have two versions of this up now, each with a different spelling. I wonder which one is correct. does search

    Oh, apparently, paraskavedekatriaphobia and paraskevodekatriaphobia and paraskevidekatriaphobia are all correct. Nice.

    April 15, 2007

  • Another alternate spelling (Reference.com)

    April 20, 2007