xenophobia

英 [ˌzen.əˈfəʊ.bi.ə]      美 [ˌzen.əˈfoʊ.bi.ə]
  • n. 仇外;对外国人的畏惧和憎恨
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xenophobia 仇外

xeno-,外国人,-phobia,仇视,词源同claustrophobia.

xenophobia (n.)
1903, from xeno- "foreign, strange" + -phobia "fear." Earlier (c. 1884) it meant "agoraphobia."
1. a campaign against racism and xenophobia
反对种族主义和仇外情绪的运动
2. They are nationalist to the point of xenophobia.
他们的民族主义情绪达到了恐外症的程度.
3. Excessive patriotism can lead to xenophobia.
爱国主义过了头即可导致仇视一切外国人.
4. This is not a time for xenophobia.
现在不是排外的时代.
5. But many other countries show signs of xenophobia.
但一些国家却有仇外的心理.