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How to pronounce xenophobia in English?

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Type Words
Type of social phobia
Derivation xenophobic

Examples of xenophobia

xenophobia
There's certainly drivel here and it is your patronising, jingoistic xenophobia.
From the independent.co.uk
But moaning about populism and accusing Ukip of xenophobia won't stop Mr Farage.
From the independent.co.uk
In the affairs of man, wounded pride and xenophobia often trump economic reason.
From the economist.com
However, I have been talking about the former, which must be what xenophobia is.
From the economist.com
Opponents of bilingual education are sometimes accused of racism and xenophobia.
From the en.wikipedia.org
For the CDU, the strongest message from Hesse is that xenophobia will not work.
From the economist.com
It can be hard to distinguish where genuine concerns end and xenophobia begins.
From the washingtonpost.com
Maybe because there is less xenophobia in Venezuela than in places like Europe.
From the economist.com
It sickens me reading some of the comments here bordering on outright xenophobia.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • A fear of foreigners or strangers
  • (xenophobic) suffering from xenophobia; having abnormal fear or hatred of the strange or foreign
  • Xenophobia is the fear of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange. Xenophobia can manifest itself in many ways involving the relations and perceptions of an ingroup towards an outgroup, including a fear of losing identity, suspicion of its activities, aggression, and desire to eliminate its presence to secure a presumed purity...
  • Xenophobia (Why?) is the third studio album by Australian rock band Spy vs Spy, it was produced by Les Karski (Boys Next Door, Midnight Oil, Nauts) and Guy Gray, and released through WEA on 21 March 1988. For this album Spy vs Spy were known as v. Spy v. ...
  • A pronounced aversion to people, or beings, of foreign origins.
  • Hatred or fear of persons of a different nationality or ethnicity than one's own.
  • (n) - fear and hatred of anything foreign
  • Xenophobia denotes a phobic attitude toward strangers or of the unknown. The term is typically used to describe fear or dislike of foreigners or in general of people different from one's self. For example, racism is sometimes described as a form of xenophobia.
  • An individual's irrational and obsessive hatred of people perceived as different and foreign. Related to the concepts of racism and ethnocentrism. ...