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xenophobe

/ˈzɛ.nə.foʊb/ · noun

Meaning

  1. One who hates or fears strangers or foreigners.
  2. One who hates or fears extraterrestial life.

Etymology / origin

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

  1. φόβος(Ancient Greek)→
  2. ξένος(Ancient Greek)→
  3. xenophobe (English)
  4. Relations: uder, uder

Related words

ξένος(Ancient Greek)φόβος(Ancient Greek)

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