Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asiaphobic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: asi-a-pho-bic
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a fear or loathing of Asian people.

Example Sentences

"But be that as it may: the Great Russian chauvinist Voznesenskii knew exactly how best to touch upon the asiaphobic nerve of his fellow-countrymen, how to stimulate the deep-rooted irrational fears of the Russians of peril looming from Asia, and how to turn those fears against China."
"Australian society has become less Asiaphobic in recent years, suggest Murray Goot and Ian Watson, allowing Howard to concentrate more heavily on Asia."
"These three sorts of gesture in three sorts of film – the ethnonationalist Fist of Fury, the Orientalist/asiaphobic/asiaphiliac Enter the Dragon, and the postmodern/post-nationalist Game of Death – suggests that the 'event' of Bruce Lee was not 'one', but rather at least three."

Etymology

From Asia + -phobic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Asia

Inflected Forms

more Asiaphobic (comparative) most Asiaphobic (superlative)

Questions

What does asiaphobic mean?: Having a fear or loathing of Asian people.
Where does asiaphobic come from?: From Asia + -phobic.

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