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xenophobia  

Definition

  • Xenos is Greek for stranger, and phobos is Greek for fear. Thus, the term xenophobia refers to the fear for the stranger, the other, the unknown (Allen, 1993). [Source: Dictionary of Multicultural Psychology: Issues, Terms, and Concepts; Xenophobia]

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