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xenophobia
[ zen-uh-foh-bee-uh, zee-nuh- ]
noun
- an aversion or hostility to, disdain for, or fear of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers:
Xenophobia and nationalism can be seen as a reaction to the rise of globalization.
- fear or dislike of the customs, dress, etc., of people who are culturally different from oneself:
Learning a foreign language can help to overcome xenophobia.
xenophobia
/ ˌzɛnəˈfəʊbɪə /
noun
- hatred or fear of foreigners or strangers or of their politics or culture
xenophobia
- An unreasonable fear, distrust, or hatred of strangers, foreigners, or anything perceived as foreign or different.
Derived Forms
- ˌxenoˈphobic, adjective
Other Word Forms
- xen·o·pho·bic adjective noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of xenophobia1
Example Sentences
Open borders aren’t politically feasible now, but what is possible is resistance to the temptations of xenophobia and nationalism in the U.S. and parts of Europe.
After an arranged marriage takes a young Korean woman to Japan, she and those who follow her experience violent xenophobia.
Ross Perot’s and Pat Buchanan’s presidential bids in the 1990s centered on the foreign trade imbalance, but what they offered was more xenophobia than a rational plan to fix the trade deficit.
Trump campaigned on xenophobia in multiple election cycles.
These politicians play to jaded electorates and captive audiences who reward grandiosity and xenophobia because partisanship fills the void left by an absence of genuine national community.
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