xenophobic
English
Etymology
xeno- + -phobic, from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”)
Adjective
xenophobic (comparative more xenophobic, superlative most xenophobic)
- Exhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
- "Residents of Plettenberg Bay this week launched violent xenophobic attacks on foreign Africans living in informal settlements, beating them and ransacking their houses" Weekend Argus May 13/14 2006.
Related terms
Translations
exhibiting or characterised by xenophobia
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Translations
xenophobe — see xenophobe
See also
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