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Meaning of Superstition | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌs(j)uː.pə(ɹ)ˈstɪ.ʃən

Definitions

  1. A belief or beliefs, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that events may be influenced by one's behavior in some magical or mystical way.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Excessive nicety; overscrupulousness.
    archaic, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الخرافة جبت خرافة
Azərbaycanca mövhumat xurafat
Беларуская забабоны
Български суеверие
Bosanski praznoverje praznovernost praznovjerica praznovjerje praznovjernost sujeverje sujevjerje празноверје празноверност празновјерје празновјерност сујеверје сујевјерје
Català superstició
Čeština pověra zababona
Cymraeg ofergoel
Dansk overtro
Deutsch Aberglaube Aberglauben
Ελληνικά δεισιδαιμονία πρόληψη
Esperanto superstiĉo
Español superstición
Suomi taikausko taikauskoisuus
Français superstition
Gaeilge baothchreideamh piseog
Gàidhlig saobh-chràbhadh
Galego superstición
עברית אמונה תפלה
हिन्दी अंधविश्वास
Hrvatski praznoverje praznovernost praznovjerica praznovjerje praznovjernost sujeverje sujevjerje празноверје празноверност празновјерје празновјерност сујеверје сујевјерје
Magyar babona
Հայերեն սնահավատություն
Bahasa Indonesia khurafat takhayul
Íslenska bábilja hégilja hindurvitni hjátrú
Italiano superstizione
日本語 オカルト 迷信
ქართული ცრურწმენა
Қазақша ырым ырымшылдық
한국어 미신
Кыргызча ырым-жырым
Latina superstitio
Lietuvių prietaras
Македонски суеверие
മലയാളം അന്ധവിശ്വാസം
Malti superstizzjoni
Nederlands bijgeloof
Polski przesąd zabobon
Português superstição
Română superstiție
Русский поверье предрассу́док пристрастие суеверие
Shqip besëtytni supersticion
Српски praznoverje praznovernost praznovjerica praznovjerje praznovjernost sujeverje sujevjerje празноверје празноверност празновјерје празновјерност сујеверје сујевјерје
Svenska övertro skrock vidskepelse vidskeplighet
తెలుగు మూఢ నమ్మకము
ไทย ไสยศาสตร์ ไสยเวท
Tagalog erehiya pamahiin
Türkçe batıl inanç hurafe
ئۇيغۇرچە خۇراپات
Українська забобон марновірство
Oʻzbekcha xurofot
Tiếng Việt mê tín

Examples

“What children we are in trifles! what slight things exercise an influence over us! to how much that our reason would be ashamed to acknowledge! nevertheless does it submit. Our whole nature must change; we must be less susceptible, less dependent on "blind accident," before we can shake off hopes and fears, which are almost superstitions.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Superstition Mountains superstitionist Superstitions Superstitious Superstitiously Superstitiousness

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