superstition

noun
/ˌs(j)uː.pə(ɹ)ˈstɪ.ʃən/

Excessive nicety; overscrupulousness.

Example sentences

“Due to superstition, black cats are less likely to be adopted.”
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This definition is adapted from “superstition” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.