Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. An exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners.
- n. A strong antipathy or aversion to strangers or foreigners.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a fear of foreigners or strangers
Examples
“Xenophobia or no xenophobia, South Africa belongs to the South”
“But that is not the case with the term xenophobia, at least.”
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“Perhaps this "xenophobia" is really more of a lack of necessity.”
“Sadly, this "xenophobia" is once again influencing the European legislators to enact less immigrant friendly laws: Danmark, Holland, so may be we are heading straight up into a new dark age in Europe, as we are already way on our way there in the USA.”
“There is racism among black people themselves - it is called xenophobia, which is hatred and discrimination so it can be dealt with as another form of racism," the IOM said.”
“Mr. Koch's straight talk prompted his political opponents to accuse him of "xenophobia" -- a charge that stings in a country still haunted by its Nazi past.”
“Organisation for Migration said: "There is racism among black people themselves - it is called xenophobia, which is hatred and discrimination so it can be dealt with as another form of racism.”
“But even more than that, I think what we ` re seeing is a little bit of xenophobia, which is a fear against a foreigner.”
“Society could not call xenophobia a crisis only when it impinged on their well-being.”
“Mixed into that we have a number of challenges such as the so-called xenophobia phenomenon and a number of socio-economic challenge facing us a nation and as a government.”
Address to the Investec Historic Schools Breakfast by ANC Treasurer General Mathews Phosa
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘xenophobia’.
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G[r]eek
A collection of words found in English that are either purely Greek or have Greek etymology.
Please add with caution and certainty. Will be regularly updated by me.etymology, philosophy, laconic, disharmony, patriarchic, archaic, phlogiston, aether, aeon, angel, arachnid, rhythm and 322 more...
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Daily
Words picked up as I go
kaleidoscopic, illiterate, fie, dehisce, shiester, amalgamation, immunodeficiency, coup d'état, fascism, platitudinous, xenophobia, sanctimonious and 4 more...
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-phobia
extreme or irrational fear or dislike
arachnophobia, photophobia, claustrophobia, phobophobia, ailurophobia, agrophobia, acrophobia, agoraphobia, anthropophobia, aerophobia, acarophobia, anthrophobia and 26 more...
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Cosmic
Relating to sci-fi or outer space.
xenophobia, tellurian, terrene, cislunar, ectoplasm, ufology, recalesce, panspermia, jetavator, siderism, exocide, sabaism and 10 more...
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Quacksalvers et al. Nostrum
Bring forth the cathartic illumination on malignant,maniacal,medical,menage a trios and more egotists stymie
culpability, piousfraud, capacitous, rhabdomyolysis, scapula, idiosyncrasy, quiescent, malignant, nefarious, sociological, sociopath, pathogen and 47 more...
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xeno-, xen-
relating to foreigners; other or different
jmjarmstrong JM has a very selective case of xenophobia that seems to only apply to some people he has known for ages! Sep 21, 2009