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Xenophobia
Dislike of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Xenophobe" redirects here. For other uses, see Xenophobe (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Sinophobia.
Xenophobia (from Ancient Greek: ξένος (xénos), "strange, foreign, or alien", and φόβος (phóbos), "fear")[1] is the fear or dislike of anything which is perceived as being foreign or strange.[2][3][4] It is an expression which is based on the perception that a conflict exists between an in-group and an out-group and it may manifest itself in suspicion of one group's activities by members of the other group, a desire to eliminate the presence of the group which is the target of suspicion, and fear of losing a national, ethnic, or racial identity.[5][6]
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