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xenophobia

[zen-uh-foh-bee-uh, zee-nuh-] Example Sentences Origin

xen·o·pho·bi·a

[zen-uh-foh-bee-uh, zee-nuh-]
noun
an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange.

Origin:
1900–05; xeno- + -phobia

xen·o·pho·bic, adjective
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Example Sentences
  • And the line between xenophobia and ethnic or racial hatred is a blurry one.
  • The other comments here reek of xenophobia, slander, racism and fear.
  • The point is that this prejudice is based not on xenophobia-a fear of the unknown-but experience.
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xenophobia (ˌzɛnəˈfəʊbɪə)
 
n
hatred or fear of foreigners or strangers or of their politics or culture
 
xeno'phobic
 
adj

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Word Origin & History

xenophobia
1903, coined from Gk. xenos "foreign, strange" + phobos "fear" (see phobia). Earlier (c.1884) it meant "agoraphobia." Related: Xenophobe.
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Medical Dictionary

xenophobia xen·o·pho·bi·a (zěn'ə-fō'bē-ə, zē'nə-)
n.
Fear and contempt of strangers or foreign peoples.

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Cultural Dictionary
xenophobia [(zen-uh-foh-bee-uh, zee-nuh-foh-bee-uh)]

An unreasonable fear, distrust, or hatred of strangers, foreigners, or anything perceived as foreign or different.

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