octophobia

Definition

The irrational fear of the number eight.

Etymology

From octo- + -phobia.

Example Sentences

• "Country like Nepal, India, Bhutan and Myanmar, people who follows Hindu religion, they consider the numbers 0, 1, 8, 10, 12, 19 and 28 as unlucky numbers, bad luck or evil spirits etc. These numbers are called oudenophobia, henophobia, octophobia, decaphobia, dodecaphobia, enneadecaphobia and eikosioctophobia respectively."
• "People with octophobia experience anxiety when they think about or see the number 8."