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French word
xénophobe
Pronunciation
IPA/gzenofɔb/
Meaning
- noun (m./f.)xenophobe
Example
C'est un xénophobe.
He's a xenophobe.
More examples
Les xénophobes manifestent souvent de l'hostilité envers les étrangers.
The xenophobes often show hostility toward foreigners.
Core concept
A person building a barrier against people seen as foreign, through contempt or exclusion.
Common phrases
un xénophobe
a xenophobe
une xénophobe
a xenophobe
les xénophobes
the xenophobes
Similar words
raciste: A person who discriminates against others based on race or origin and treats them as inferior.
xénophobie: Fear, hostility, or discriminatory attitudes toward foreigners or foreign cultures.
intolérant: A person unwilling to accept differing opinions, customs, or ways of life.
Definition in French
Individu qui manifeste des attitudes ou des actions visant à exclure ou à mépriser des personnes étrangères.
Word origin
The French word combines the Greek elements xéno-, related to foreigners, and -phobe, related to fear or aversion, in a modern international formation.
Usage tips
- As an adjective, xénophobe commonly describes a person, attitude, policy, or act, as in comportement xénophobe.
Other meanings
- xenophobicadjective
Opposites
- xénophilexenophilenoun
Related words
- xénophobiexenophobianoun
- xénophobexenophobicadjective