superstitious meaning

Definition of superstitious

1. showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
   • finally realized that the horror he felt was superstitious in origin

   Similar: irrational

   Related forms: superstition

How to pronounce superstitious

superstitious is pronounced /ˌsupɚˈstɪʃəs/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the third syllable.

Words that rhyme with superstitious

• vicious
• ambitious
• suspicious
• delicious
• propitious
• judicious
• malicious
• seditious
• auspicious
• capricious
• factitious
• fictitious
• lubricious
• nutritious
• pernicious
• expeditious
• injudicious
• repetitious
• surreptitious