Anglophobia

[ ang-gluh-foh-bee-uh ]

noun

1. an aversion or hostility to, disdain for, or fear of England or anything English.

Other Words From

• An·glo·pho·bi·ac [ang-gl, uh, -, foh, -bee-ak], An·glo·pho·bic adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anglophobia¹

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; Anglo- + -phobia

Example Sentences

I need scarcely adduce further evidence of the fact that Anglophobia is still a power in the land, if not the power it once was.

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Apparently the amount of Anglophobia was not portentous, when it came to putting this emotion to the test of counting heads.

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He practically admitted that the Anglophobia so common on the continent of Europe is the outcome of jealousy.

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Anglophobia, as a national and popular sentiment, is perhaps more ardent in the United States than amongst us.

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Blesman was plainly in league against all that was British; from the first he displayed Anglophobia of a most acute character.

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