B1noun · countable / uncountable · rare

superstition

superstition · superstitions

A belief considered to be irrational, unfounded, or based solely on fear and…A belief considered to be irrational, unfounded, or based solely on fear and ignorance, particularly credulous reverence towards and belief in supernatural forces.

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

» I don't believe in those superstitions.

Я не верю в эти суеверия.

Я не вірю в ці забобони.

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, derogatory, uncountable)A belief considered to be irrational, unfounded, or based solely on fear and ignorance, particularly credulous reverence towards and belief in supernatural forces.
Aberglaube
суеве́риеsujevérije, пристра́стиеpristrástije, предрассу́докpredrassúdok
забобо́нzabobón
an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Excessive nicety; overscrupulousness.

Examples

53 sentences

I don't believe in those superstitions.
Я не вірю в ці забобони.
ruЯ не верю в эти суеверия.
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This is just a silly superstition.
Це просто дурна забобона.
ruЭто просто глупое суеверие.
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Religion is just organised superstition with a bestseller.
Релігія — це просто забобони, за якими стоїть організаця та бестселер.
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What's the difference between a superstition and an urban myth?
У чому різниця між забобоную та міською легендою?
ruВ чем разница между суеверием и городской легендой?
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Wrap a superstition in a book, and you've got a religion.
Загорни забобон у книгу — і вийде релігія.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

a belief considered irrational, unfounded, or guided by fear and ignorance:

Русский

a belief considered irrational, unfounded, or guided by fear and ignorance:

Deutsch

a belief considered irrational, unfounded, or guided by fear and ignorance:

Origin

From Middle French superstition, from Latin superstitio (“superstition”), from superstāre

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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