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Xenophobia
is an SAT word you need to know.
So is juxtapose. Does it mean:
| a position or situation from which there is no escape; a road or way that has no outlet |
| to place close together or side by side for comparison or contrast |
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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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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American Heritage
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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American Heritage
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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