xenophobia

  • 11xenophobia — noun a) An exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners. b) A strong antipathy or aversion to strangers or foreigners. Syn: xenophoby Ant: xenomania, xenophilia, xenophily, allophilia See Also: xenophob …

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  • 12xenophobia — Morbid fear of strangers. [xeno + G. phobos, fear] * * * xe·no·pho·bia .zen ə fō bē ə, .zēn n fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign * * * n. excessive fear of strangers and foreigners. See phobia. *… …

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  • 13xenophobia — Synonyms and related words: Anglophobia, Francophobia, Germanophobia, Jim Crow, Jim Crow law, Russophobia, abhorrence, abomination, agoraphobia, alien, anti Semitism, antipathy, apartheid, aversion, bigotry, black power, black supremacy,… …

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  • 14xenophobia — xen|o|pho|bi|a [ˌzenəˈfəubiə US ˈfou ] n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; : Greek; Origin: xenos strange + phobos fear ] strong fear or dislike of people from other countries >xenophobic adj …

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  • 15xenophobia — xen|o|pho|bi|a [ ,zinə foubiə, ,zenə foubiə ] noun uncount a strong fear and dislike of people from other countries and cultures ╾ xen|o|pho|bic adjective …

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  • 16xenophobia — fear of foreigners Phobias …

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  • 17xenophobia — xen·o·pho·bi·a || ‚zenÉ™ fəʊbɪə n. fear of strangers …

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  • 18xenophobia — noun intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries. Derivatives xenophobe noun xenophobic adjective …

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  • 19xenophobia — noun (U) extreme fear or dislike of people from other countries xenophobic adjective …

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  • 20xenophobia — xeno·pho·bia …

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