Triskaidekaphobia

Triskaidekaphobia^{[n 1]} is the fear of the number thirteen. The number 13 has been linked to bad luck in the western superstition. Some buildings in the United States do not have a "13th floor."

An example of the phobia. The elevator does not have the "13th floor".

The term was first used by Isador Coriat in Abnormal Psychology.^[1]

There is also a fear of Friday the 13th. This fear is called paraskevidekatriaphobia^{[n 2]} or friggatriskaidekaphobia.^{[n 3]}

Related pages

• Tridecagon

Notes

1. From Greek words τρείς (treis; three), δέκα (deka; ten) and φόβος (fobos; fear).
2. From Greek words παρασκευή (paraskevi; Friday) and δεκατρείς (dekatreis; thirteen).
3. From Norse Goddess Frigg, from whom the word "Friday" came.