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xenophobe

/ˈzɛ.nə.foʊb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
xeno-phobe
IPA
/ˈzɛ.nə.foʊb/
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who hates or fears strangers or foreigners.

noun

One who hates or fears extraterrestial life.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈzɛ.nə.foʊb/
  • British English: /ˈzɛ.nə.fəʊb/

Inflected Forms

xenophobes (plural)

Derived Forms

xenophobism

Frequently Paired Words

xenophobia xenophobic xenophobical xenophobically bigot racist :Category:English terms suffixed with -phobe Special:Search/intitle:/phobe/

Synonyms

xenophobiac xenophobian xenophobic xenophobist xenophobe

Antonyms

xenophile

Questions

How do you pronounce xenophobe?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɛ.nə.foʊb/.
What does xenophobe mean?
One who hates or fears strangers or foreigners.
Where does xenophobe come from?
From xeno- + -phobe. From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”), + Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

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