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xenoglossophobia

Definitions

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  • noun A fear of foreign languages.

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Examples

  • Those of us waiting in the press line for this complete mindfuck from one of the most recent, controversial Honorary Oscar recipients were repeatedly warned by somebody rolling their eyes, smirking and wearing a headset that "the film is in French and there are no subtitles," in a smug tone that thoroughly smacked of xenoglossophobia, as though they were actually discouraging the few people there to see this challenging piece of work from the same masterpiece-crafting madman that brought audiences films such as

    PopMatters 2010

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  • JM не �?традает от xenoglossophobia, nu s-a si niciodata nu va!

    September 21, 2009