See Also: xenophobia(medicine)
xenophobia(dictionary)
xenophobia(dictionary)
Xenophobia(tourism)

liking (oh) and xenophobia (iou)


liking (oh)



liking for sb/sth
formal when you like someone or something
::Jim and Keith had a liking and respect for each Other.
::She's developed a liking for theatre.
take a liking to sb/sth
to begin to like someone or something
::He immediately took a liking to Steve.
to your liking
formal being just what you wanted
::I hope everything was to your liking, Sir.

xenophobia (iou)



xenophobia noun. E20.
[from XENO- + -PHOBIA.]
A deep antipathy to foreigners or to foreign things.
F. Fitzgerald A haven for..a fierce traditionalism, and a concomitant xenophobia.
'xenophobe noun & adjective (a) noun a xenophobic person; (b) adjective = xenophobic: E20.
xenophobic adjective pertaining to or affected with xenophobia E20.
xenophobically adverb L20.