Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ethnophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ethno-pho-bia
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The irrational fear and hatred of one's own nation

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The hatred of any race or ethnicity different to one's own.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From ethno- + -phobia.

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What does ethnophobia mean?
The irrational fear and hatred of one's own nation
Where does ethnophobia come from?
From ethno- + -phobia.

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