Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A fear, antipathy, or hatred of strangers or foreigners.

    Fremdenfeindlichkeit, Xenophobie, Fremdenhass

    ксенофо́бияksenofóbija, неприя́знь к иностра́нцамneprijáznʹ k inostráncam, не́нависть к иностра́нцамnénavistʹ k inostráncam

    ксенофо́біяksenofóbija

    a fear of foreigners or strangers

  2. (countable, nonstandard, rare, uncountable)A fear of aliens.

Examples

12 sentences
  1. This is nothing more than xenophobia.

    ruЭто не более чем ксенофобия.

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  2. They tried to hide their xenophobia.

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  3. Trump is known for his xenophobia.

    ruТрамп известен своей ксенофобией.

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  4. They're trying to mask their xenophobia.

    deSie versuchen, ihre Ausländerfeindlichkeit zu verbergen.

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  5. Humanitarian organizations fear the ongoing impasse and the hostile rhetoric could heighten local xenophobia.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners:
Русский
By meaning 1
a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners:

Origin

From xeno- + -phobia.

From xeno- + -phobia.

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