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ethnophobia

ethnophobia noun: the irrational fear and hatred of one's own nation.

Noun

ethnophobia (countable and uncountable, plural ethnophobias)

  1. The irrational fear and hatred of one's own nation
  2. The hatred of any race or ethnicity different to one's own.

Forms of ethnophobia

pluralethnophobias

Origin of ethnophobia

From ethno- + -phobia.

Questions about ethnophobia

What does ethnophobia mean?
Ethnophobia means the irrational fear and hatred of one's own nation.
What part of speech is ethnophobia?
Ethnophobia is a noun.
What is the plural of ethnophobia?
The plural of ethnophobia is ethnophobias.

Words near ethnophobia in the dictionary

  1. ethnophilosopher
  2. ethnophilosophers
  3. ethnophilosophical
  4. ethnophilosophies
  5. ethnophilosophy
  6. ethnophobia
  7. ethnophobias
  8. ethnophobic
  9. ethnophyletic
  10. ethnophyletism
  11. ethnophyletist

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