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xenophobic
xe·no·pho·bi·a X5005020 (zē′nə-fō′bēə, zĕn′ə-)n. Fear, hatred, or mistrust of that which is foreign, especially strangers or people from different countries or cultures.
xe′no·pho′bic adj.Usage Note: Xenophobia has long had two acceptable pronunciations: the traditional pronunciation with a short e in the first syllable, and a variant with a long e. In our 2015 survey, the Usage Panel overwhelmingly found both forms to be acceptable. Slightly more Panelists (55 percent as compared to 45 percent) use the long-e pronunciation in their own speech. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | xenophobic - suffering from xenophobia; having abnormal fear or hatred of the strange or foreignafraid - filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions" |
xenophobicadjective racist, nationalist, bigoted, parochial, insular, isolationist, ethnocentric, racialist, ethnocentrist Stalin was obsessively xenophobic.TranslationsxenophobxenophobischxenófoboxénophobexenofoboxenofobischxenofoobEncyclopediaSeexenophobiaFinancialSeeXenophobexenophobic
Synonyms for xenophobicadj racistSynonyms- racist
- nationalist
- bigoted
- parochial
- insular
- isolationist
- ethnocentric
- racialist
- ethnocentrist
Words related to xenophobicadj suffering from xenophobiaRelated Words |