asiaphobia

Etymology

From Asia + -phobia.

asiaphobia means Fear, hate, or dislike of Asians and those of Asian descendant. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Why this word is great

ASIAPHOBIA — [Noun] A specific and systemic fear, hatred, or aversion directed towards people of Asian descent. From the proper noun Asia (the continent) combined with the combining form -phobia (from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos), meaning "fear"). Unlike xenophobia, a general dread of the foreign, or Sinophobia, a targeted suspicion of China, Asiaphobia is a flattening prejudice that exploits a continental label to erase a spectacular diversity of cultures into a monolithic, menacing other. It is the hissed slur in a city street, the cold flinch on a subway car, and the corrosive workplace whisper that reduces a continent's worth of humanity to a crude, continental outline—the ancient practice of hatred wearing the modern mask of a geographic error.

noun

Fear, hate, or dislike of Asians and those of Asian descendant.