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Russophobe
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russophobe
English
Etymology
From en Russo phobe.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɹʌsə(ʊ̯)fəʊ̯b/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Russophobe.wav Southern England
en /ˈɹuːsəfoʊ̯b/ /ˈɹʌsəfoʊ̯b/ US
Noun
Someone who despises Russians, the country of Russia, or Russian influence.
en 1990 w:Peter Hopkirk The Great Game 7 Folio Society 2010 For the most part these commentators and critics were Russophobes of strongly hawkish views.
Usage notes
"Russophobe" is also used by supporters of Vladimir Putin, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Russian nationalists towards their opponents, accusing them of being hostile against Russia or Russian people for refusing their views.
Antonyms
en Russophile
Derived terms
en Russophobism
Related terms
en Russophobia
en Russophobic
Translations
one who hates or fears Russians
Bulgarian: bg русомраз m, bg русомразец m, bg русомразка f
Danish: da russofob c
French: fr russophobe m f
German: de Russenfeind m, de Russenfeindin f, de Russenhasser m, de Russenhasserin f, de Russophober m, de Russophobe f
Italian: it russofobo m, it russofoba f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb russofob m, nb russerhater m
Nynorsk: nn russofob m
Polish: pl rusofob m, pl rusofobka f
Romanian: ro rusofob
Russian: ru русофо́б m, ru русофо́бка f
Spanish: es rusófobo m, es rusófoba f
Swedish: sv russofob c, sv rysshatare c
en Nationalism Russia