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xenophobic
[ zen-uh-foh-bik, zee-nuh‑ ]
adjective
- relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
- relating to or exhibiting fear or dislike of the customs, dress, etc., of people who are culturally different.
Other Word Forms
- o·b·· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of xenophobic1
Example Sentences
Or, perhaps to a more vengeful, xenophobic American viewer, people who got what they deserved.
A man who's praised extremist figures from Romania's past, he's now under investigation for suspected links to a group with "fascist, racist or xenophobic characteristics".
English helped fund all the English-is-great propositions of my childhood to whet the xenophobic appetite of some Americans.
Videos of their vigorous, cheerful efforts soon went viral, drew international coverage and were a forceful counterpoint to Trump’s xenophobic insults.
Musk's chosen party has been widely condemned for extremist and xenophobic rhetoric that occasionally bears Nazi echoes, and some branches have been censured by German courts.
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