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xenophobia

noun/ˌzen.əˈfoʊ.bi.ə/

dislike or prejudice against people from other countries

Antonyms

• xenophilia
• acceptance
• tolerance

xenophobia in a sentence

Where it comes from

From Greek xenos 'stranger' + phobos 'fear'

Memory hook

XENO (stranger) + PHOBIA (fear).

Word parts

• -phobia/-phile — forms names for intense fears or aversions, or for people and feelings marked by strong fondness
  xenophobia: xeno- (stranger or foreigner) + -phobia (fear or aversion)

Read it in context

• The Thursday Exchange Social Science

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