Xenophobia vs Afrophobia - What's the difference?
xenophobia | afrophobia |
A fear of strangers or foreigners.
A strong antipathy or aversion to strangers or foreigners.
Fear, hate, or dislike of Black Africans and Black African descendant.
* 1986 , Carlton W. Molette, Barbara J. Molette, Black Theatre: premise and presentation , page 35
* 1998' (Mar 30), Christopher Ogden, "Good Will Bill", ''Time'' ' 151 (13) [http://web.archive.org/web/20000816215306/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/1998/int/980330/africa.good_will_bill.at20.html]
As nouns the difference between xenophobia and afrophobia
is that xenophobia is a fear of strangers or foreigners while Afrophobia is fear, hate, or dislike of Black Africans and Black African descendant.xenophobia
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* xenophoby (rare)Antonyms
* xenomania * xenophilia * xenophily * allophilia (more general)Derived terms
* xenophobiac * xenophobianSee also
* racismafrophobia
English
Noun
(-)- Individuals who suffer from Afrophobia often avoid facing this fear by ignoring Africa, its culture, and its people.
- The Somalia debacle prompted a fresh bout of Afrophobia in Washington.