Definition & Meaning of "xenophobia"in English

Xenophobia

an unreasonable dislike or prejudice against strangers or people of a different nation

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Uncountable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

xenophobias

Examples

The community's xenophobia was evident when they attacked a local business owned by an immigrant family.

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