xenophobe

xen·o·phobe

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [zen-uh-fohb, zee-nuh-]
- /ˈzɛn əˌfoʊb, ˈzi nə-/
- /ˈzen.ə.fəʊb/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [zen-uh-fohb, zee-nuh-]
- /ˈzɛn əˌfoʊb, ˈzi nə-/

Definitions of xenophobe word

noun xenophobe a person who fears or hates foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers. 1
noun xenophobe a person who fears or dislikes the customs, dress, etc., of people who are culturally different. 1
noun xenophobe One who fears that which is unknown; one who fears people who are different from oneself, especially in the case of foreign people. 1
noun xenophobe a person who hates or fears foreigners or strangers 0

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Origin of xenophobe

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

1910-15; xeno- “foreign, strange” + -phobe “one who fears or hates”

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Parts of speech for Xenophobe

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Xenophobe

xenophobe popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for xenophobe

noun xenophobe

bigot — If you describe someone as a bigot, you mean that they are bigoted.
fanatic — a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
anti-semite — An anti-Semite is someone who strongly dislikes and is prejudiced against Jewish people.
chauvinist — a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
diehard — a person who vigorously maintains or defends a seemingly hopeless position, outdated attitude, lost cause, or the like.

All 8 Synonyms of xenophobe