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fear of strangers

fear of strangers Fear of strangers is an intense or irrational fear or dislike of people seen as strange, unfamiliar, or foreign.

Fear of strangers is an intense or irrational fear or dislike of people seen as strange, unfamiliar, or foreign. It can also describe a hostile attitude toward perceived outsiders that shows up in prejudice, rejection, exclusion, or vilifying of non-natives.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Xenophobia” (D065806).
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