xenophobia

C2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˌziː.nəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ UK /ˌzɛn.əˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/ See IPA manual

Freq #75574

Meanings

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noun
a fear of foreigners or strangers

I think your xenophobia might be cured by a trip abroad.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

xenophoby

Opposites

allophiliaxenomaniaxenophiliaxenophily

Word family

Derived forms xenoglossophobiaxenophobiacxenophobian

Related forms aporophobiaracismxenophobexenophobic

Etymology

From xeno- + -phobia.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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