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/ˌzɛn.əˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/
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Z EH2 N AH0 F OW1 B IY0 AH0
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A fear, antipathy, or hatred of strangers or foreigners.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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A fear of aliens.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, nonstandard, rare, uncountable
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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a fear of foreigners or strangers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: social phobia
Across languages
Translations 91 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans :
xenofobie
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Albanian :
ksenofobi
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Arabic :
رُهَاب الْأَجَانِب
(ruhāb al-ʔajānib)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Arabic :
كَرْه الْأَجَانِب
(karh al-ʔajānib)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Armenian :
այլատյացություն
(aylatyacʻutʻyun)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Armenian :
քսենոֆոբիա
(kʻsenofobia)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Asturian :
xenofobia
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Azerbaijani :
ksenofobiya
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Basque :
xenofobia
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Belarusian :
ксенафо́бія
(ksjenafóbija)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Belarusian :
ксэнафо́бія
(ksenafóbija)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Bulgarian :
ксенофо́бия
(ksenofóbija)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Catalan :
xenofòbia
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Chinese Mandarin :
排外主義 /排外主义
(páiwàizhǔyì)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Chinese Mandarin :
仇外
(chóuwài)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Chinese Mandarin :
排外
(páiwài)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Chinese Mandarin :
外國人恐懼症 /外国人恐惧症
(wàiguórén kǒngjùzhèng)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Corsican :
xenufobia
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Corsican :
senufobia
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Czech :
xenofobie
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Danish :
xenofobi
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Danish :
fremmedfrygt
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Danish :
fremmedangst
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Danish :
fremmedhad
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Dutch :
xenofobie
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Dutch :
vreemdelingenhaat
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Esperanto :
ksenofobio
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Estonian :
ksenofoobia
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Finnish :
ksenofobia
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Finnish :
muukalaisviha
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
French :
xénophobie
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
West-Frisian :
ksenofoby
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Galician :
xenofobia
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Georgian :
ქსენოფობია
(ksenopobia)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Georgian :
უცხოს სიძულვილი
(ucxos siʒulvili)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Georgian :
უცხოსადმი შიში
(ucxosadmi šiši)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
German :
Fremdenfeindlichkeit
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
German :
Xenophobie
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
German :
Fremdenhass
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Greek :
ξενοφοβία
(xenofovía)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Hebrew :
שִׂנְאַת זָרִים
(sinát zarím)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Hindi :
अज्ञातव्यक्तिभीति
(ajñātavyaktibhīti)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Hungarian :
xenofóbia
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Hungarian :
idegengyűlölet
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Icelandic :
útlendingahatur
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Ido :
xenofobio
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Indonesian :
xenofobia
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Irish :
seineafóibe
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Italian :
xenofobia
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Italian :
senofobia
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Japanese :
外国人恐怖症
(gaikokujin kyōfushō)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Japanese :
外国人排斥
(gaikokujin haiseki)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Japanese :
外国人嫌悪
(gaikokujin ken'o)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Japanese :
排外主義
(haigaishugi)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Japanese :
外国人嫌い
(gaikokujingirai)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Karachay-Balkar :
ксенофобия
(ksenofobiya)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Kazakh :
үргедектік
(ürgedektık)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Kazakh :
ксенофобия
(ksenofobiä)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Korean :
외국인혐오증
(oeguginhyeomojeung)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Northern Kurdish :
zenofobî
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Kyrgyz :
ксенофобия
(ksenofobiya)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Latvian :
ksenofobija
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Lithuanian :
ksenofobija
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Macedonian :
ксенофобија
(ksenofobija)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Malay :
xenofobia
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Mongolian :
гадаад үзэмж
(gadaad üzemž)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Mongolian :
ксенофоби
(ksenofobi)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Norwegian Bokmål :
xenofobi
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Norwegian Bokmål :
fremmedfrykt
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Norwegian Nynorsk :
xenofobi
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Persian :
بیگانههراسی
(bigâne-harâsi)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Persian :
گزنوفوبی
(gzenofobi)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Polish :
ksenofobia
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Portuguese :
xenofobia
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Romanian :
xenofobie
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Russian :
ксенофо́бия
(ksenofóbija)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Russian :
неприя́знь к иностра́нцам
(neprijáznʹ k inostráncam)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Russian :
не́нависть к иностра́нцам
(nénavistʹ k inostráncam)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Serbo-Croatian :
ксенофо̀бија
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Serbo-Croatian :
ksenofòbija
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Slovak :
xenofóbia
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Slovene :
ksenofobija
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Spanish :
xenofobia
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Swedish :
främlingsfientlighet
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Thai :
ความเกลียดกลัวต่างชาติ
(kwaam-glìiat-gluua-dtàang-châat)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Turkish :
zenofobi
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Turkish :
yabancı korkusu
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Ukrainian :
ксенофо́бія
(ksenofóbija)
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Uzbek :
ksenofobiya
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Vietnamese :
tinh bài ngoại
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Volapük :
foginananeflenäl
— a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
