Francophobia

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US/ˈfɹæŋ.kəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/

noun

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

Scrabble 24

Meanings

nounFrancophobia (uncountable)

alternative francophobia

  1. uncountableThe hatred or fear of France, its people and culture.
  2. uncountableThe hatred or fear of the presence of the French language and its native speakers.
    1 more example

    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

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

Translations

Estonian frankofoobia
  • frankofoobiahatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
French francophobie
  • francophobiehatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
German Frankophobie, Franzosenhass
  • Frankophobiehatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
  • Franzosenhasshatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
  • Franzosenhaßhatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
  • Franzosenfeindlichkeithatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
  • Gallophobiehatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
Greek γαλλοφοβία
  • γαλλοφοβία (gallofovía)hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
Polish frankofobia
  • frankofobiahatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
Portuguese francofobia
  • francofobiahatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
Russian франкофо́бия
  • франкофо́бия (frankofóbija)hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Francophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Francophobia

MLA

“Francophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Francophobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Francophobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Francophobia.

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