ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsW–Zxenophobia
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xenophobia
Meaning: dislike or prejudice against people from other countries
xenophobia in a sentence
How xenophobia is used in real sentences:
The leader spoke out against rising xenophobia.
The leader spoke out against rising xenophobia.
“Mina noted that this xenophobia cost local buyers access to cheaper spices and unfamiliar goods.”
— from the passage The Thursday Exchange
Antonyms of xenophobia
Words that mean the opposite of xenophobia:
- xenophilia
- acceptance
- tolerance
Where it comes from
From Greek xenos 'stranger' + phobos 'fear'
Word parts
- -phobia — names an intense fear of or aversion to the thing named
xenophobia: xeno- (stranger or foreigner, from Greek xenos) + -phobia (fear or aversion, from phobos)
Memory hook
XENO (stranger) + PHOBIA (fear).
Practice xenophobia in the app