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Xenophobia

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xen·o·pho·bi·a

   [zen-uh-foh-bee-uh, zee-nuh-]
–noun
an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange.
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Origin:
1900–05; xeno- + -phobia

—Related forms
xen·o·pho·bic, adjective
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xenophobia (ˌzɛnəˈfəʊbɪə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
hatred or fear of foreigners or strangers or of their politics or culture
 
xeno'phobic
 
—adj

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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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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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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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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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