xenophobia
pronunciation
How to pronounce xenophobia in British English:
UK [ˌzenəˈfəʊbiə]
How to pronounce xenophobia in American English:
US [ˌzenəˈfoʊbiə]
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- Noun:
- an irrational fear of foreigners or strangers
Word Origin
- xenophobia (n.)
- 1903, from xeno- "foreign, strange" + -phobia "fear." Earlier (c. 1884) it meant "agoraphobia."
Example
- 1. Hate speech and xenophobia are on the rise .
- 2. Protectionism and xenophobia should be fought wherever they spring up .
- 3. Nationalism , xenophobia and judaism blur and merge .
- 4. Just as strikingly , the decline of empire has repeatedly coincided with intolerance and xenophobia .
- 5. Xenophobia stoked by years of state propaganda has been swept aside by gratitude for nato intervention .