xenoglossophobia

noun

An aversion to foreign languages.

OriginEnglish glosso- ← Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) ← Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos →
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Meanings

nounxenoglossophobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn aversion to foreign languages.

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*ksénwos
  2. Ancient Greekξένϝος (xénwos)
  3. Ancient Greekξένος (xénos)
  4. Englishxeno-
  5. Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
  6. Englishglosso-
  7. Englishxenoglossophobia

From xeno- + glosso- + -phobia.

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APA

xenoglossophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenoglossophobia

MLA

“xenoglossophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenoglossophobia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xenoglossophobia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenoglossophobia.

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