germanophobia

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Germanophobia¹

Where it comes from

From Germano- + -phobia.

noun germanophobia

  1. uncountable The hatred or fear of Germany, its people and culture. If we deal with state Germanophobia, the first observation concerns the uniqueness of war in the sense that it means that the government became overtly rather than covertly xenophobic in order to create a level of support on the home front necessary for victory on the battlefield, especially before
  2. uncountable The hatred or fear of the presence of the German language and its native speakers.

    Similar: Teutonophobia, Teutophobia

Opposite: Germanophilia

germanophobia²

noun

  1. alternative, uncountable Alternative form of Germanophobia We sincerely regret that the statesmen in Britain and France are suffering from virulent germanophobia.

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noun

Opposite: Germanophilia

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noun hatred or fear of Germany or anything German

हिन्दीजर्मनभीति jarmanbhīti
Françaisgermanophobie, antigermanisme
DeutschGermanophobie, Deutschfeindlichkeit
Italianogermanofobia
Românăgermanofobie
Русскийгерманофо́бия germanofóbija, германофо́бство germanofóbstvo

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"germanophobia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/germanophobia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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germanophobia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/germanophobia

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"germanophobia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/germanophobia.

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@misc{germanophobia_2026,
  title = {germanophobia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/germanophobia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}