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What is the phobia of number thirteen called?

Fear of the number thirteen is known as tridecaphobia, tredecaphobia, or triskaidekaphobia. Individuals with this condition may fear any situation involving the number thirteen, such as a house number, the floor of a building, or the thirteenth day of the month. For this reason, many buildings don't have a thirteenth floor.

There are a wide range of objects, situations, and organisms about which people have phobias, or specific fears. The list below contains several examples of phobias:

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Phobia subject	Phobia term
Animals	Zoophobia
Beards	Pogonophobia
Books	Bibliophobia
Churches	Ecclesiaphobia
Dreams	Oneirophobia

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