Aichmophobia
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The fear of needles and other pointed or sharp objects. uncountable
"Some people cannot stand knives, swords, bayonets, anything sharp; psychiatrists have a word for it: aichmophobia. Idiots who drive cars a hundred miles an hour on fifty-mile-an-hour roads will nevertheless panic at the sight of a bare blade."
Example
More examples"Some people cannot stand knives, swords, bayonets, anything sharp; psychiatrists have a word for it: aichmophobia. Idiots who drive cars a hundred miles an hour on fifty-mile-an-hour roads will nevertheless panic at the sight of a bare blade."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek αιχμή (aikhmḗ, “spearhead”) + -phobia.
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