In the news of recent, we have been hearing the word xenophobia being used to describe the attack of Nigerians by some South Africans and the attack of some foreigners in a jeep by some Nigerians. This big grammar sef. What does it even mean?
Xenophobia (xe·no·pho·bia) is a word that means “fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign”. This is according to the famous Merriam-Webster dictionary.
The related word ‘Xenophobic ‘ describes the state of xenophobia. For example one can say, “I do not agree with that xenophobic statement.”
Xenophobia can lead to attack of innocent people when not contained.