Eurotophobia is a fear of European civilization or Western Europe. Some synonyms for this term include Occidentophobia, Westophobia, and Europophobia. Occidentophobia combines the Latin word occidens, meaning "west," with the suffix -phobia, meaning "fear." Westophobia uses the same suffix and simply means a fear of the West. Europophobia is a more straightforward term, as it combines the Latin word Europa with -phobia. Other related phrases include xenophobia, which is a general fear or dislike of people from foreign countries, and ethnocentrism, which is the belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture.