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xen·o·pho·bi·a 
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Audio Help [zen-uh-foh-bee-uh, zee-nuh-] Pronunciation Key –noun
| an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange. |
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xenophobia
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| xen·o·phobe
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n. A person unduly fearful or contemptuous of that which is foreign, especially of strangers or foreign peoples. xen'o·pho'bi·a n., xen'o·pho'bic adj. |
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| xenophobia | |
noun | |
| a fear of foreigners or strangers |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
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.
[Chapter:] Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology
| The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
xenophobia
xenophobia was Word of the Day on September 8, 2002.
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