Misoxeny

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Aversion to foreigners or strangers. obsolete, uncountable

    "[…] also there were many instances of misoxeny (that is, hatred of strangers)"

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xenophobiaxenophoby

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"[…] also there were many instances of misoxeny (that is, hatred of strangers)"

Etymology

From miso- + -xeny.

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