The subject of the article was not what I expected.
Merrian-Webster:
fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything
that is strange or foreign
an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
or of that which is foreign or strange.
fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything
foreign or strange
extreme dislike or fear of foreigners, their customs,
their religions, etc.More like, should've looked it up in the dictionary and found neophobia.
Intellectual laziness is not just cause for using words improperly.
It's always nice to have a proper word available, but sometimes it just doesn't exist. If you can think of a clear, succinct description to replace 'a xenophobic attitude' when you want to say someone is irrationally negative about something and you think it's because of the unfamiliarity of the thing, then I'm listening.