English Explanatory Dictionary

xenophobic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Exhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers, foreigners, or extraterrestial life.
noun
  1. A xenophobe.

Pronunciation

/ˌzɛn.əˈfəʊ.bɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-xenophobic.wav /ˌzi.nəˈfoʊ.bɪk/ /ˌzɛn.əˈfoʊ.bɪk/

Word forms

xenophobic more xenophobic most xenophobic xenophobics

Etymology

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

Synonyms

xenophobous xenophobic

Antonyms

xenophilic

Related words

axenic xenophilia xenophobe xenophobia anti-American anti-British anti-Chinese anti-Dutch anti-Egyptian anti-German anti-Japanese anti-Polish anti-Russian anti-Semitic anti-Slavic antireligious prejudice racism :Category:English terms suffixed with -phobic Special:Search/intitle:/phobic/ racist
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