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Definition of superstitious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

superstitious

adjective
 
/ˌsuːpəˈstɪʃəs/
 
/ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃəs/
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  1. believing in superstitions
    • superstitious beliefs
    • I'm superstitious about the number 13.
    Extra Examples
    • She felt an almost superstitious reluctance to go through the story again.
    • She grew more superstitious as she got older.
    • Some people are incredibly superstitious.
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySuperstitious is used with these nouns:
    • belief
    • nonsense
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