zeh-nuh-FOH-bee-uh
noun
intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries
The term 'xenophobia' comes from the Greek words 'xenos', meaning 'foreigner', and 'phobos', meaning 'fear'. It refers to the fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners. Xenophobia can manifest in various ways, such as discrimination, prejudice, or hostility towards individuals perceived as outsiders.
They lived in a time of extreme nationalism and xenophobia, which made it easier for them to reject foreign ideas like Asherah worship.
Neal Stephenson
Snow Crash
"Xenophobia," Bellonda disagreed, always correcting, as though control of Archives gave her a better hold on reality.
Frank Herbert
Chapterhouse: Dune