tetraphobia

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Synonyms: astraphobia, lepraphobia, metrophobia, lutraphobia

Antonyms: astraphobia, lepraphobia, metrophobia, lutraphobia

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Noun

1. Custom of avoiding the number [[four]] ([[4]]) commonly seen in those East Asian countries in whose local languages the words for "4" and "death" are [[paronymous]] or [[homophonous]].

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