misoxeny

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noun

Aversion to foreigners or strangers.

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Meanings

nounmisoxeny (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableAversion to foreigners or strangers.

    […] also there were many instances of misoxeny (that is, hatred of strangers)

    1968, Henri Estienne, Der Frankfurter Markt, page 85

    Synonyms: xenophobia, xenophoby

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAversion to foreigners or strangers.

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xenophobiaxenophoby

Origin

From miso- + -xeny.

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APA

misoxeny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misoxeny

MLA

“misoxeny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misoxeny. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misoxeny,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misoxeny.

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