anti-foreign
adjective
(alsoantiforeign)uk/ˌæn.tiˈfɒr.ən/us/ˌæn.t̬iˈfɔːr.ən//ˌæn.taɪˈfɔːr.ən/opposedto ordirectedagainstpeople,ideas, orgovernmentsthatbelongto or areconnectedwith aforeigncountry:
Anti-foreignsentimentgrewverystrong.
Much of thespeechwas anti-foreign.
- There werefearsthat anti-foreignfeelingswould befurtherstirred.
- Thescaleof anti-foreignviolencewasunprecedented.
- There wereattacksonforeignersby anti-foreignelements.
- People aretornbetweencravingforeigngoodsand givingventto anti-foreignpassions.
- He said he was not anti-foreign, butwantedtoreducethenumberofforeignplayers.
- Hesharedmany of theracistand antiforeignprejudicesandstereotypesthat werecommonin thatperiod.
Not liking
- abhor
- abide
- abominate
- anti-American
- anti-British
- cup
- cut
- despise
- detest
- disdain
- disdainful
- disdainfully
- mind
- not besomeone'scup of teaidiom
- not go much onsomethingidiom
- not have a civil word to say aboutsomeoneidiom
- not know whatsomeonesees insomeone/somethingidiom
- not take kindly tosomethingidiom
- stand
- thing
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