World English Dictionary
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| hatred or fear of foreigners or strangers or of their politics or culture |
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| xeno'phobic |
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xenophobia1903, coined from Gk.
xenos "foreign, strange" +
phobos "fear" (see
phobia). Earlier (c.1884) it meant "agoraphobia." Related:
Xenophobe.
Medical Dictionary
xe·no·pho·bia definition
Pronunciation: /ˌzen-ə-ˈfō-bē-ə, ˌzēn-/
Function:n
: fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
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Cite This Sourcexenophobia 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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xenophobia [(zen-uh--bee-uh, zee-nuh--bee-uh)]
An unreasonable fear, distrust, or hatred of strangers, foreigners, or anything perceived as foreign or different.
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