aichmophobiaEtymologyFrom Ancient Greek αιχμή (aikhmḗ, “spearhead”) + -phobia.aichmophobia means the fear of needles and other pointed or sharp objects. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounThe fear of needles and other pointed or sharp objects.“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.”