Francophobia
English
Alternative forms
- francophobia
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɹæŋ.kəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/
- Rhymes: -əʊbiə
Audio (U.S.A.) (file)
Noun
Francophobia (uncountable)
- The hatred or fear of France, its people and culture.
- 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
Related terms
- France
- Francophobe, francophobe
- Francophobiac, francophobiac
- Francophobic, francophobic
Translations
hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
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