xenophobic
Hostile toward outsiders
Xenophobic describes fear or hatred of foreigners, foreign cultures, or things perceived as strange or alien.
The attitude often manifests as hostility toward immigrants or suspicion of outside influence: xenophobic rhetoric about closing borders, The party's xenophobic platform blamed outsiders for economic problems.
The noun is xenophobia.
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
nativism · chauvinism · parochialism · insularity · misconception · ignorance · suspicion · generalization
Intolerance toward differing views
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
- narrow-mindednessClosed thinking, limited perspective
- close-mindednessResistance to new ideas
illiberalism · dogmatism · supremacism · homophobia · Islamophobia · antisemitism · anti-immigrant · segregation
Preference for native-born citizens
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
- ultranationalismExtreme supremacist patriotism
- ethnonationalismPolitics privileging ethnic identity
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
isolationism · protectionism · anti-globalism · sovereignty · autarky · deportation · anti-immigration · Brexit
Active, bitter hostility
- antipathyIngrained, intense aversion
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
belligerence · malice · contempt · hatred · loathing · aversion · repugnance · revulsion
Intense anticipatory fear
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
wariness · distrust · unease · trepidation · panic · alarm · insecurity · hysteria
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
ethnocentrism · nativism · chauvinism · parochialism · insularity · misconception · ignorance · suspicion · generalization · othering
bigotry
Intolerance toward differing views
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
- narrow-mindednessClosed thinking, limited perspective
close-mindedness · illiberalism · dogmatism · supremacism · homophobia · Islamophobia · antisemitism · anti-immigrant · segregation · apartheid
nativism
Preference for native-born citizens
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
- ultranationalismExtreme supremacist patriotism
- ethnonationalismPolitics privileging ethnic identity
chauvinism · isolationism · protectionism · anti-globalism · sovereignty · autarky · deportation · anti-immigration · Brexit · homeland
animosity
Active, bitter hostility
- antipathyIngrained, intense aversion
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
aggression · belligerence · malice · contempt · hatred · loathing · aversion · repugnance · revulsion · vilification
dread
Intense anticipatory fear
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
suspicion · wariness · distrust · unease · trepidation · panic · alarm · insecurity · hysteria · scaremongering
- intolerantbigoted, biased, prejudiced, discriminatory, intolerant
- wickedevil, wicked, villainous, malicious, sinister
xenophobicwelcoming
Receiving others warmly
tolerant · hospitable · accepting · inclusive · open-minded
xenophobicmulticultural
Including multiple ethnic traditions
cosmopolitan · internationalist · worldly · pluralistic · progressive