islamophobic

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adjective

Having a fear or hatred of Islam or Muslims.

Similar
anti-MuslimMuslimophobic
Opposite
Islamophilic
OriginAncient Greek φόβος (phóbos) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰógʷos ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰógʷos →
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Meanings

islamophobic1

adjectiveislamophobic (comparative more islamophobic, superlative most islamophobic)

comparative more islamophobic · superlative most islamophobic

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Islamophobic.

Islamophobic2

adjectiveIslamophobic (comparative more Islamophobic, superlative most Islamophobic)

comparative more Islamophobic · superlative most Islamophobic · alternative misspelling islamophobic · alternative misspelling Islamaphobic

  1. Having a fear or hatred of Islam or Muslims.

    They viewed the power shift and diversity as a symbolic but meaningful rebuke of the Islamophobic rhetoric that was a central theme of then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign.

    2023 June 17, Tom Perkins, “‘A sense of betrayal’: liberal dismay as Muslim-led US city bans Pride flags”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2023

    Synonyms: anti-Muslim, Muslimophobic · Antonyms: Islamophilic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving a fear or hatred of Islam or Muslims.

Similar
anti-MuslimMuslimophobic
Opposite
Islamophilic

Origin

  1. Arabicأَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama)
  2. Arabicإِسْلَام (ʔislām)
  3. EnglishIslam
  4. EnglishIslamo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰógʷos
  6. Proto-Hellenic*pʰógʷos
  7. Ancient Greekφόβος (phóbos)
  8. EnglishIslamophobic

From Islamo- + -phobic.

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Translations

French islamophobe
  • islamophobeIslamophobic
German islamfeindlich, islamophob
  • islamfeindlichIslamophobic
  • islamophobIslamophobic
Italian islamofobico
  • islamofobicoIslamophobic
Portuguese islamofóbico
  • islamofóbicoIslamophobic
Spanish islamofóbico
  • islamofóbicoIslamophobic
Swedish islamofob
  • islamofobIslamophobic
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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