xenophobia
fear and dislike of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
xenophobia is a non-medical phobia[1]. xenophobia draws 12,044 Wikipedia views per month (non medical phobia category, ranking #1 of 9).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: type of bias[3], activity[4]
- Subclass of: prejudice[5]
- Commons category: Xenophobia[6]
- Opposite of: xenophilia[7], anti-xenophobia[8]
- Has part(s): xenophobia and racism related to the COVID-19 pandemic[9], xenophobia in the United States[10], racism in Japan[11], xenophobia in Malaysia[12], xenophobia and racism in the Middle East[13]
- Has cause: human overpopulation[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Xenophobia[15]
- Main subject: foreigner[16]
- Facet of: in-group and out-group[17]
- Described by source: Dresdner Hefte[18]
- Partially coincident with: geographic discrimination[19]
- Used by: xenophobe[20]
- Different from: racism[21]
- Practiced by: xenophobe[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject COVID-19[23]
Why It Matters
xenophobia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] xenophobia is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]