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xenophobe

/ˈzɛ.nə.fəʊb/US/ˈzɛ.nə.foʊb/

xenophobe noun: one who hates or fears strangers or foreigners.

Noun

xenophobe (plural xenophobes)

  1. One who hates or fears strangers or foreigners.
  2. (nonstandard, rare) One who hates or fears extraterrestial life.

xenophobe meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Kannada

xenophobe in Tamil

one who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
வெளிநாட்டவரை வெறுப்பவரும் veḷināṭṭavarai veṟuppavarum

xenophobe in Bengali

one who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
বিদেশাতঙ্কগ্রস্ত bideśatoṅkogrosto

xenophobe in Telugu

one who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
విదేశీ vidēśī

xenophobe in Kannada

one who fears or hates strangers or foreigners
ಪರಕೀಯ ದ್ವೇಷಿ parakīya dvēṣi
More languagesFewer languages
xenophobe in Persian
دشمن بیگانه
xenophobe in Myanmar
မုန်းတီးမိနျးမ mun:ti:mi.nya:ma.

Synonyms of xenophobe

Antonyms

Forms of xenophobe

pluralxenophobes

Origin of xenophobe

From xeno- + -phobe. From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”), + Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Words formed from xenophobe

Questions about xenophobe

What does xenophobe mean?
Xenophobe means one who hates or fears strangers or foreigners.
What is xenophobe in Tamil?
Xenophobe in Tamil is வெளிநாட்டவரை வெறுப்பவரும் (veḷināṭṭavarai veṟuppavarum). See Xenophobe meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is xenophobe?
Xenophobe is a noun.
How do you pronounce xenophobe?
Xenophobe is pronounced /ˈzɛ.nə.foʊb/ (US).
What is the plural of xenophobe?
The plural of xenophobe is xenophobes.

Words near xenophobe in the dictionary

  1. xenophilia
  2. xenophilic
  3. xenophilism
  4. xenophilous
  5. xenophily
  6. xenophobe
  7. xenophobes
  8. xenophobia
  9. xenophobiac
  10. xenophobiacs
  11. xenophobian

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