xenophobia
noun
xe·no·pho·bia
| \ ˌze-nə-ˈfō-bē-ə
, ˌzē-\
, ˌzē-\
Definition of xenophobia
: fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
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Examples of xenophobia in a Sentence
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That visit — and that chant — continues to reverberate loudly here nearly a month later, particularly for those, like Badwan, who see themselves as targets of a campaign to whip up xenophobia and hate. — Griff Witte, Washington Post, "After El Paso, the ‘send her back’ chant echoes to some as a prelude to murder," 13 Aug. 2019 Popular culture has been defined predominantly by the white patriarchal society that also formed Trump, and all too often shares his xenophobia, homophobia, and misogyny. — Soraya Roberts, Longreads, "Won’t You Be My Neighbor: An Anti-Hate Pop Culture Syllabus," 9 Aug. 2019 The chats revealed discriminatory attitudes — including homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, xenophobia and fat-shaming — and a callous indifference for the people of Puerto Rico, including the thousands who died after Hurricane Maria. — NBC News, "For Puerto Rico's LGBTQ community, fight doesn't end with Rosselló," 26 July 2019 Based on information from law enforcement, the shooter in El Paso was motivated by xenophobia and this is a case of domestic terrorism. — Saja Hindi, The Denver Post, "After mass shootings, Denver police increase patrols at one Walmart, elected leaders push for solutions," 4 Aug. 2019 In a larger sense, Ogboh’s work celebrates globalism and cultural pluralism at a time when Western democracies —including the United States — are awash in right-wing nationalism, xenophobia, racial division and hostility to immigration. — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, "Emeka Ogboh installation fills CMA atrium with sound of Nigeria and timely message of diversity," 11 Aug. 2019 That reasoned xenophobia was reinforced by British colonialists, who turned their muskets and cannons on the islanders, stole their land, then stood back as pestilence carried off most of the population. — Alex Perry, Outside Online, "The Last Days of John Allen Chau," 24 July 2019 The House passed a resolution condemning the xenophobia Tuesday night. — María Méndez, Dallas News, "Here’s what eight Dallas women, all Republican activists, have to say about Trump’s ‘go back’ tweets," 17 July 2019 Extreme populist nationalism and xenophobia are on the rise around the globe, including, of course, in the USA. — Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, "Rubin: Joe Biden has advanced the key foreign-policy issue of 2020," 16 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'xenophobia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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xenophobia
noun
English Language Learners Definition of xenophobia
: fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
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xenophobia
noun
xe·no·pho·bia
| \ ˌzen-ə-ˈfō-bē-ə
, ˌzēn-
\
, ˌzēn-
\
Medical Definition of xenophobia
: fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
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