Sentence examples for fear of strangers from inspiring English sources

Xenophobia- Fear of strangers or foreigners.

Specifically, he tackled his fear of strangers by embarking on a hitchhiking trip across the country.

And Dictionary.com chose xenophobia — the fear of strangers, foreigners or the alien — as its word of the year.

Ms. Jessop said her three children were suffering from night terrors and a fear of strangers, among other problems.

Security measures including gates and internal doors elicited a similar response, with residents illustrating that "defensible space" can increase fear of strangers.

Everyone knows about claustrophobia (the fear of confined places), agoraphobia (the fear of public places) and xenophobia (the fear of strangers).

There is also, when it comes to hitchhiking, an endemic fear of "stranger danger".

As a woman and a survivor of sexual assaults, there was the fear of "stranger danger" and navigating unexpected triggers when confronted with unsettling gender dynamics or other vulnerable moments.

The need to nurture kids' connection to nature is most acute in urban settings, where parental fears of strangers and traffic pose major obstacles to outdoor play.

Also in the direction of being disoriented, dementia diseases which impede activities of daily living…' (R2/29) '…and for most of the elderly the fear of intrusion of strangers, fear to be alone, fear of isolation…' (R9/163) Another identified problem is the thinning of the social environment because of deceased family members and friends.

Caused by the deletion of genes on chromosome 7, Williams syndrome often leads to mild to moderate mental and growth retardation as well as an intense sociability and lack of social fear, especially of strangers.