Francophobia

English

Alternative forms

• francophobia

Etymology

From Franco- +‎ -phobia.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹæŋ.kəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/
• Rhymes: -əʊbiə

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Noun

Francophobia (uncountable)

1. The hatred or fear of France, its people and culture.
2. The hatred or fear of the presence of the French language and its native speakers.
   • Today, francophobia has donned new clothes: those of populism. Under the simplistic discourse of budgetary rigour, deficit reduction, and common sense, the new populist apostles see bilingualism not as an advantage but as a frill [...] In times like these, one may only remember the cri du coeur launched in 1913 by Franco-Ontarians against those who sought to strip their children’s access to French-language education — https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-francophobia-is-donning-new-populist-clothes-in-canada

Synonyms

• Gallophobia, gallophobia

Antonyms

• Francophilia, francophilia
• Gallophilia, gallophilia

Related terms

• France
• Francophobe, francophobe
• Francophobiac, francophobiac
• Francophobic, francophobic

Translations

hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture

• Estonian: frankofoobia (et)
• French: francophobie (fr) f
• German: Frankophobie f, Franzosenhass m, (old spelling) Franzosenhaß m, Franzosenfeindlichkeit f, Gallophobie f
• Greek: γαλλοφοβία f (gallofovía)
• Polish: frankofobia (pl) f
• Portuguese: francofobia f
• Russian: франкофо́бия (ru) f (frankofóbija)
• Volapük: Fransänihet