XENOPHOBIC

xenophobic

(adjective) suffering from xenophobia; having abnormal fear or hatred of the strange or foreign

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

xenophobic (comparative more xenophobic, superlative most xenophobic)

Exhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners

• "Residents of Plettenberg Bay this week launched violent xenophobic attacks on foreign Africans living in informal settlements, beating them and ransacking their houses" Weekend Argus May 13/14 2006.

Noun

xenophobic (plural xenophobics)

A xenophobe.

Source: Wiktionary



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