xenophobia
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- noun
- /ˌzɛnəˈfoʊbiə/
- Offensive
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xenofobia
- Many politicians have condemned the rise of xenophobia, arguing that it harms social cohesion.
- racism and xenophobia
- xenophobia and related intolerance
- discrimination and xenophobia
Where we end the kind of racism and xenophobia that we're seeing right now.
- Where we end the kind of racism and xenophobia that we're seeing right now.
- Nativism, xenophobia, racism, Islamophobia and misogyny are all on the rise.
- Lake Placid was the winter game where American hockey team beat the Russians and caused enormous xenophobia in this country.
- Well, you say what happened, Xenophobia happened.
- If one thinks too at this moment of really increasing xenophobia.
- But the seafood market hypothesis, right was was from a point of if you wanted to stem xenophobia.
- In particular, the chance to express things that liberal society says you shouldn't, like anger, spite, bloodlust, xenophobia and strength.
Examples
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And I hope that the Republicans keep up their misogyny, racism, xenophobia, and/or homophobia.
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How could it mobilize domestic support without allowing a fever of xenophobia to get out of hand?
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Where we end the kind of racism and xenophobia that we're seeing right now.
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And that also ties into the kind of xenophobia that is behind this entire movement.
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What are you afraid of if you suffer from xenophobia?
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We can get all upset and insulted by this, but xenophobia is a part of being human.
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Various observers have noted a kind of Polish xenophobia towards other ethnic and racial groups.
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Despite improved communication and increased interdependence on the global level, xenophobia seems to be escalating.
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A quick look at the history of Arizona contextualizes the wackiness of the state legislature's xenophobia.
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On Dec. 6, in Munich, 500,000 demonstrated against xenophobia, neo-Nazism, and antisemitism—the largest postwar rally ever.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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7.0
An unfair dislike of people from other groups like different races or religions
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4.6
Not willing to accept small annoyances or people with different views
Strong dislike or fear of people from other groups
Antonyms
How Xenophobic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Xenophobia comes from Greek parts xeno- meaning 'stranger' and -phobia meaning 'fear'. The -phobia part is the same as in arachnophobia, 'fear of spiders', so xenophobia is a strong fear or dislike of people from other countries and cultures.