anti-foreign
Hostile to foreigners
Anti-foreign means opposed or hostile to foreign people, goods, ideas, or influence.
The term describes attitudes, policies, or movements that reject what comes from outside one's country: anti-foreign sentiment, anti-foreign riots.
It often appears in historical contexts discussing nationalism or xenophobia: The anti-foreign Boxer Rebellion targeted Western missionaries in China.
Antagonistic disposition toward others
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- distrustAbsence of confidence
- fearEmotional response to threat
othering · bigotry · intolerance · hatred · animosity · paranoia · stereotyping · bias
Hatred of outsiders
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- protectionismShielding local producers
- isolationismPolicy avoiding foreign alliances
chauvinism · jingoism · exclusion · deportation · border · immigration · restriction · quota
Tax on traded goods
- protectionismShielding local producers
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- boycottOrganized economic protest
import restriction · trade barrier · job protection · self-sufficiency · autarky · trade war · dumping · subsidies
Chinese anti-imperialist uprising, 1900
- pogromViolent persecution of minorities
- internmentWartime civilian imprisonment
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
purge · ethnic cleansing · sakoku · closed-door · Chinese Exclusion Act · repatriation · quota system · colonial resistance
hostility
Antagonistic disposition toward others
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- distrustAbsence of confidence
fear · othering · bigotry · intolerance · hatred · animosity · paranoia · stereotyping · bias · aversion
xenophobia
Hatred of outsiders
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- protectionismShielding local producers
isolationism · chauvinism · jingoism · exclusion · deportation · border · immigration · restriction · quota · ban
tariff
Tax on traded goods
- protectionismShielding local producers
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
boycott · import restriction · trade barrier · job protection · self-sufficiency · autarky · trade war · dumping · subsidies · quota
Boxer Rebellion
Chinese anti-imperialist uprising, 1900
- pogromViolent persecution of minorities
- internmentWartime civilian imprisonment
- expulsionForced permanent removal
persecution · purge · ethnic cleansing · sakoku · closed-door · Chinese Exclusion Act · repatriation · quota system · colonial resistance · independence
anti-foreignwelcoming
Receiving others warmly
hospitable · accepting · tolerant · embracing · open
anti-foreigncosmopolitan
Culturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
internationalist · globalist · worldly · multicultural · open-minded