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xenophobia

noun

xe·​no·​pho·​bia ˌze-nə-ˈfō-bē-ə How to pronounce xenophobia (audio) ˌzē- How to pronounce xenophobia (audio)
: fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign

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If you look back to the ancient Greek terms that underlie the word xenophobia, you'll discover that xenophobic individuals are literally "stranger fearing." Xenophobia, that elegant-sounding name for an aversion to persons unfamiliar, ultimately derives from two Greek terms: xenos, which can be translated as either "stranger" or "guest," and phobos, which means either "fear" or "flight." Phobos is the ultimate source of all English -phobia terms, but many of those were actually coined in English or New Latin using the combining form -phobia. Xenophobia itself came to us by way of New Latin and first appeared in print in English in the late 19th century.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The film, about a young indigenous woman’s struggle in the face of xenophobia, climate change and the patriarchy, will go into production in Sápmi next year and is set to premiere in 2024. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2022 There's also a lot of xenophobia against Venezuelans in Latin America. Caroll Alvarado And Alfonso Serrano, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022 Others focus more closely on Chin, seeing him as a victim of a uniquely anti-Asian xenophobia and his death as a reason for Asian Americans to close ranks and take matters into our own hands. Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 June 2022 But the situation at the Port Authority has also become national news, and Awawdeh is conscious of how stories and images coming out of the bus station are being used to stir up bigotry and xenophobia. Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2022 Experts say the migration is due to weak economies aggravated by the global coronavirus pandemic, climate change, poverty, corrupt governments and growing xenophobia across the globe. Dallas News, 2 Oct. 2021 Climate devastation, nuclear Armageddon, systemic xenophobia, virulent partisanship, pandemics … were all strong contenders. Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 22 June 2022 Whether talking about xenophobia in Idaho or the loss of jobs in West Virginia, the conversations sometimes only scratch the surface of the hurt, fear, pain, and resistance to change that so many of us contend with. Carolyn Finney, Outside Online, 5 July 2022 The uptick has been linked closely to xenophobia and bigotry stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, which was first detected in China. Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of xenophobia was in 1877

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