xenophobia
Outsider distrust syndrome
Xenophobia is fear or hatred of foreigners, foreign cultures, or things perceived as foreign.
The term combines Greek roots for "stranger" and "fear," but in practice it describes hostility more than anxiety: xenophobic immigration policies, a campaign fueled by xenophobia.
Unlike racism, which targets specific racial groups, xenophobia focuses on national origin or cultural outsider status—though the two often overlap.
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
profiling · exclusion · marginalization · segregation · inequality · injustice · unfairness · intolerance
Preference for native-born citizens
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
- ultranationalismExtreme supremacist patriotism
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- protectionismShielding local producers
isolationism · sovereignty · border · homeland · ethnostate · monoculture · purity · assimilation
Relocating abroad permanently
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- detentionTemporary official holding
- internmentWartime civilian imprisonment
- visaTravel authorization stamp
asylum · naturalization · citizenship · quota · sanctuary · expulsion · repatriation · nativism
Intense hostile aversion
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
malice · spite · enmity · ill-will · belligerence · scapegoating · vilification · demonization
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
stereotyping · profiling · exclusion · marginalization · segregation · inequality · injustice · unfairness · intolerance · ethnocentrism
nativism
Preference for native-born citizens
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
- ultranationalismExtreme supremacist patriotism
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
protectionism · isolationism · sovereignty · border · homeland · ethnostate · monoculture · purity · assimilation · anti-immigration
immigration
Relocating abroad permanently
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- detentionTemporary official holding
- internmentWartime civilian imprisonment
visa · asylum · naturalization · citizenship · quota · sanctuary · expulsion · repatriation · nativism · restriction
hatred
Intense hostile aversion
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
aggression · malice · spite · enmity · ill-will · belligerence · scapegoating · vilification · demonization · dehumanization
dread
Intense anticipatory fear
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
wariness · apprehension · unease · aversion · distrust · panic · alarm · trepidation · misgiving · terror
immigrant
One who resettles abroad
migrant · expatriate · diaspora · newcomer · alien · stranger · other · minority · undocumented · stateless
- propagandapropaganda, brainwashing, disinformation, misinformation, indoctrination
- injusticeinjustice, inequality, discrimination, bias, prejudice
- social issuesinequality, racism, poverty, illiteracy, homelessness
- South AfricaCape Town, Johannesburg, Nelson Mandela, Pretoria, Durban
- SAT vocabularyaesthetic, ambiguous, benevolent, candid, concise
- social attitudesracism, sexism, ageism, prejudice, intolerance
xenophobiaguest-friendship
Reciprocal hospitality between strangers
xenophobiaopen-mindedness
Acceptance of differing viewpoints
cosmopolitanism · tolerance · openness · acceptance · inclusivity
xenophobiamulticulturalism
Coexistence of diverse traditions
open-mindedness · cosmopolitanism · globalism · internationalism · open borders