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Russophobia

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Contempt or hatred towards Russia or Russians, especially the political system, or the customs of the former Soviet Union.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Russiaphobia, Russophobism

Antonyms: Russophilia

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noun

Meaning 2

Alternative spelling of Russophobia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Russo- + -phobia, c. 1836. See also Russian русофобия (rusofobija).

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հակառուսականություն (hakaṙusakanutʻyun) — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Armenian: ռուսատյացություն (ṙusatyacʻutʻyun) — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Armenian: ռուսաֆոբիա (ṙusafobia) — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Basque: errusofobia — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Belarusian: русафо́бія (rusafóbija) — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Bulgarian: русофо́бия (rusofóbija) — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Chinese Mandarin: 反俄 (fǎn-É) — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Chinese Mandarin: 恐俄 (kǒng-É) — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Chinese Mandarin: 反俄勢力 /反俄势力 (fǎn-É shìlì) — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Czech: rusofobie — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Danish: russofobi — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Dutch: russofobie — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Estonian: russofoobia — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Finnish: russofobia — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Finnish: ryssänviha — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • French: russophobie — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Georgian: რუსოფობია (rusopobia) — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • German: Russophobie — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Greek: ρωσοφοβία (rosofovía) — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Hebrew: רוסופוביה (rusofóbya) — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Hungarian: ruszofóbia — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Italian: russofobia — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Japanese: 反露 (hanro) — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Japanese: 反露感情 (hanro kanjō) — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Korean: 러시아혐오증 (reosiahyeomojeung) — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Korean: 반러 감정 (balleo gamjeong) — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Latvian: rusofobija — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Lithuanian: rusofobija — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Macedonian: русофобија (rusofobija) — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Norwegian Bokmål: russofobi — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Persian: روسهراسی (rus-harâsi) — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Polish: rusofobia — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Portuguese: russofobia — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Romanian: rusofobie — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Russian: русофо́бия (rusofóbija) — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Serbo-Croatian: русофо̀бија — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Serbo-Croatian: rusofòbija — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Slovak: rusofóbia — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Slovene: rusofobija — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Spanish: rusofobia — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Swedish: rysskräck — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Swedish: russofobi — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Swedish: ryssfobi — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Turkish: Rus karşıtlığı — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Ukrainian: русофо́бія (rusofóbija) — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Vietnamese: bài Nga — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
  • Vietnamese: chống Nga — the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians