aichmophobia

noun

aich·mo·pho·bia | \ ˌāk-mə-ˈfō-bē-ə

, -mō- \

Definition of aichmophobia

: a morbid fear of sharp or pointed objects (such as scissors, knives, or hypodermic needles) : belonephobia While there is probably a touch of aichmophobia in all humans, most of us tough it out, look the other way or think of something else when we get shots …— Ranit Mishori

Other Words from aichmophobia

aichmophobe \ ˈāk-mə-ˌfōb

, -mō- \ noun, plural aichmophobes

aichmophobic \ ˌāk-mə-ˈfō-bik

, -mō- \ adjective

… it eases people into acupuncture when they're aichmophobic (afraid of pointy objects) because it's also relaxing and comforting. — Tricia Caspers

History and Etymology for aichmophobia

borrowed from French aichmophobie, from Greek aichmḗ "point of a spear, spear" + French -o- -o- + -phobie -phobia; aichmḗ going back to Indo-European *h₂ei̯ḱ-(s)m- (whence also Lithuanian iẽšmas "spit, skewer," Old Prussian aysmis), perhaps derivative of a verbal base *h₂ei̯ḱ- "run through (with a pointed object), spear, skewer"