superstition

• Croyance ou pratique irrationnelle, souvent fondée sur l'ignorance, la peur de l'inconnu ou une mauvaise compréhension des relations de cause à effet.

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.

   Superstition (croyance irrationnelle)

   • 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.

   Synonymesdelusionfallacyfalse belieffolkloreillusionmagicmyth