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Francophobia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈfɹæŋ.kəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/
  • rhymes with -əʊbiə
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The hatred or fear of France, its people and culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The hatred or fear of the presence of the French language and its native speakers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Franco- + -phobia.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Estonian: frankofoobia — hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
  • French: francophobie — hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
  • German: Frankophobie — hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
  • German: Franzosenhass — hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
  • German: Franzosenhaß — hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
  • German: Franzosenfeindlichkeit — hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
  • German: Gallophobie — hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
  • Greek: γαλλοφοβία (gallofovía) — hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
  • Polish: frankofobia — hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
  • Portuguese: francofobia — hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
  • Russian: франкофо́бия (frankofóbija) — hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
  • Volapük: Fransänihet — hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture