superstition

• Иррациональное верование или практика, часто возникающие из-за невежества, страха перед неизвестным или непонимания причинно-следственных связей.

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.

   Суеверие

   • 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.

   Synonymsdelusionfallacyfalse belieffolkloreillusionmagicmyth