xénophobe

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Definition of xénophobe in English English dictionary

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xenophobe

One who fears that which is unknown; one who fears people who are different from oneself, especially in the case of foreign people

xenophobe

{i} hatred of strangers, fear of strangers or foreigners

xenophobic

Suffering from xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners

xenophobes

plural of xenophobe

xenophobic

disapproval If you describe someone as xenophobic, you disapprove of them because they show strong dislike or fear of people from other countries. Xenophobic nationalism is on the rise in some West European countries Stalin was obsessively xenophobic

xenophobic

{s} exhibiting fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners

xenophobic

suffering from xenophobia; having abnormal fear or hatred of the strange or foreign

Hyphenation

xen·o·phobe

Antonyms

xenophile

Etymology

[ 'ze-n&-"fOb, 'zE- ] (noun.) 1922. From xeno- + -phobe. From Ancient Greek ξένος (xenos, “foreign, strange”), + Ancient Greek φόβος (phobos, “fear”).