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xenophobic
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Xenophobic
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xen·o·pho·bic
/
ˌzɛn
əˈfoʊ
bɪk, ˌzi
nə‐
/
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[
zen-
uh
-
foh
-bik, zee-n
uh
‐
]
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adjective
unreasonably fearful of or hating anyone or anything foreign or strange.
Origin:
1905–1915;
xenophob(ia)
+
-ic
Related forms
xen·o·pho·bi·cal·ly,
adverb
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xenophobia
(ˌzɛnəˈfəʊbɪə)
—
n
hatred or fear of foreigners or strangers or of their politics or culture
xeno'phobic
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
xenophobic
1912, coined from Gk. xenos "foreign, strange" + phobos "fear" (see
phobia
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
And during times of war, patriotic sentiment can quickly become
xenophobic
.
And the nation state, though he was well aware of its parochial and
xenophobic
limitations, seemed to be liberty's best incubator.
It is a nationalism that is cosmopolitan rather than insular and
xenophobic
.
If they're dopey or
xenophobic
or mean-spirited, that's bad.
He is a protectionist, he is anti-capitalist, he is
xenophobic
.
Anti-Semitism and
xenophobic
thought has become increasingly popular among certain sectors of the population.
We seem to be trending
xenophobic
, and our blessing of abundant geography seems to be connected to our linguistic provincialism.
First, the following statements will sound
xenophobic
.
Moreover, it may set off a more nationalistic or even
xenophobic
trend in covering foreign affairs.
Yet the political reaction has been furious and
xenophobic
.
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