superstition

• Irrationaler Glaube oder Brauch, oft entstanden aus Unwissenheit, Angst vor dem Unbekannten oder einem Missverständnis von Ursache und Wirkung.

An irrational belief or practice often arising from ignorance, fear of the unknown, or a misunderstanding of cause and effect.

1. Irrational beliefB2formal

   A belief or practice based on irrational fear or ignorance, often involving supernatural causality.

   Aberglaube

   • Many people avoid walking under ladders due to superstition.
   • Breaking a mirror is considered bad luck in some superstitions.
   • Superstition often leads to unnecessary anxiety about everyday events.

   Synonymedelusionfallacyfalse belieffolkloreillusionmagicmyth