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xenophobic

adjectiveGraduateELO 1,400GRECAT
WORD COMPOSITION
prefixxeno-foreign, strange
DEFINITION

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

WEBSTER'S 1913

Not enduring; not able to endure.

ETYMOLOGY

Gk. xeno- strange + phobos fear

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
IN LITERATURE

They are the economies of nations xenophobic, closed to the outside world, with currency regulations, limitations on foreign ownership, constrained (instead of free) trade.

Samuel Vaknin, After the Rain : how the West lost the East
✨ WORD STORY

In Edinburgh's bustling street markets, Orion, a xenophobic shopkeeper, refused to sell his spices to tourists. One day, a mysterious foreigner with a magical smile bought every last clove, leaving Orion staring at empty shelves and a full till, bewildered by newfound prosperity.

📖 TALE

At the Old Town Square, Vera's eyes narrowed as she saw a group of foreigners walking past, their colorful backpacks clashing with the historic stone buildings. She took a step back, clutching her handbag tighter and muttering under her breath, her xenophobic discomfort evident in every tense gesture.

IN USE

The Economist called it "xenophobic", and John Sutherland writing in The Guardian stated that: "Braveheart gave full rein to a toxic Anglophobia".

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