misoxeny

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English

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Etymology

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From miso- +‎ -xeny.

Noun

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misoxeny (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Aversion to foreigners or strangers.
    Synonyms: xenophobia, xenophoby
    • 1968, Henri Estienne, Der Frankfurter Markt, page 85:
      [] also there were many instances of misoxeny (that is, hatred of strangers)