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View synonyms for xenophobic
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.
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Other Words From
- xeno·phobi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of xenophobic1
First recorded in 1910–15; xenophob(ia) + -ic
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Example Sentences
“The movie is totally xenophobic and brutal against the Turks,” he tells me.
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They want to challenge what they see as an increasingly xenophobic continent.
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Did Geert Wilders, the famously xenophobic Dutch politician, crib from the Nazis for his latest anti-immigrant tirade?
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Oh, and their attitudes towards Arabs and promised land are even more insular and xenophobic than most settlers.
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We are almost certainly hard coded to be xenophobic, which is why hunter gatherers often have such extraordinary homicide rates.
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