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noun
Fear or hatred of Indians, regardless of religion
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
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Synonyms: Indophobia
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Fear or hatred of Hindus or Hinduism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Hindu + -phobia. Sense 2 coined by Hindutva activist Rajiv Malhotra, although the London-based organization Hindu Human Rights also claims to have done so. Contrary to misinformation propagated by Hindu activist organizations, sense 2 does not predate Malhotra.
Across languages
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