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This fear is called triskaidekaphobia, and a lot of people associate it with being afraid of Friday the 13th as well.

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For example, "The ribald comedian had everyone laughing at his racy jokes and innuendos."

The devil is in the detail...

If you're a person with nyctophobia, you also probably don't enjoy being scared, but your biggest fear would be being locked in a dark room.

You may think that the term "gruntle" was a word first and the prefix "dis-" was added to create the opposite meaning.

"Schadenfreude" is a German word that means "enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others."

This word has always been a favorite of mine. I think it's such a fun-sounding word for a not-so-fun feeling.

How many times have you texted someone and ended a sentence with ?! or !? to excitedly ask a question?