"aichmophobia" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Rhymes: -əʊbiə Etymology: From Ancient Greek αιχμή (aikhmḗ, “spearhead”) + -phobia. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|αιχμή|t=spearhead}} Ancient Greek αιχμή (aikhmḗ, “spearhead”), {{af|en|-phobia}} -phobia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} aichmophobia (uncountable)
  1. The fear of needles and other pointed or sharp objects. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: belonephobia, trypanophobia Translations (fear of pointed or sharp objects): aichmofobie [feminine] (Dutch), aikmofobia (Finnish), Aichmophobie [feminine] (German), aicmofobia [feminine] (Italian)
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