superstition

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Also spelled supersteetion

US /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃən/ UK /ˌs(j)uː.pə(ɹ)ˈstɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

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noun
A belief that is not based on reason, often involving luck, magic, or fear of the unknown.

Walking under a ladder is unlucky, according to an old superstition.

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1 noun · a belief that is not based... superstitious notion

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Forms superstitions

Derived forms sub-superstitionsuperstitionistsuperstitionless

Related forms superstitious

Etymology

From Middle French superstition, from Latin superstitio (“superstition”), from superstāre (“to stand above, to stand upon, to survive”) + -tiō (“-tion: forming nouns”), from super- (“above, over, upon”) + stāre (“to stand”).

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# superstition

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌs(j)uː.pə(ɹ)ˈstɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 12065

## Meanings
1. A belief that is not based on reason, often involving luck, magic, or fear of the unknown.

## Examples
- Walking under a ladder is unlucky, according to an old superstition.

## Derived Forms
- sub-superstition
- superstitionist
- superstitionless

## Related Forms
- superstitious

## Etymology
From Middle French superstition, from Latin superstitio (“superstition”), from superstāre (“to stand above, to stand upon, to survive”) + -tiō (“-tion: forming nouns”), from super- (“above, over, upon”) + stāre (“to stand”).

## AI Etymology
Superstition is from Middle French superstition, from Latin superstitio (“superstition”), from superstāre (“to stand above, to stand upon, to survive”) + -tiō (“-tion: forming nouns”), from super- (“above, over, upon”) + stāre (“to stand”). In present-day use, it means a belief that is not based on reason, often involving luck, magic, or fear of the unknown.

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