To pronounce "xenophobic", say XEN-oph-ob-ic — 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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"xenophobic" has 4 syllables: xen-oph-ob-ic. It rhymes with sawbuck and blaubok, if that helps it stick.
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adjective
“"Residents of Plettenberg Bay this week launched violent xenophobic attacks on foreign Africans living in informal settlements, beating them and ransacking their houses" Weekend Argus May 13/14 2006.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Xenophobic" has 4 syllables: xen · oph · ob · ic.
Xenophobic: A xenophobe.
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