English Explanatory Dictionary

xenophobe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who hates or fears strangers or foreigners.
  2. One who hates or fears extraterrestial life.

Pronunciation

/ˈzɛ.nə.foʊb/ /ˈzi.nə.foʊb/ /ˈzɛ.nə.fəʊb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-xenophobe.wav

Word forms

xenophobe xenophobes

Etymology

From xeno- + -phobe. From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”), + Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Synonyms

xenophobiac xenophobian xenophobic xenophobist

Antonyms

xenophile

Related words

xenophobia xenophobic xenophobical xenophobically bigot racist
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