Meanings
russophobia1
nounrussophobia (uncountable)
- alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of Russophobia.
Russophobia2
nounRussophobia (uncountable)
alternative russophobia
- uncountableContempt or hatred towards Russia or Russians, especially the political system, or the customs of the former Soviet Union.
Synonyms: Russiaphobia, Russophobism · Antonyms: Russophilia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounContempt or hatred towards Russia or Russians, especially the political system, or the customs of the former Soviet Union.
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Origin
From Russo- + -phobia, c. 1836. See also Russian русофобия (rusofobija).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque errusofobia
- errusofobiathe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Bulgarian русофо́бия
- русофо́бия (rusofóbija)the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Chinese Mandarin 反俄, 恐俄
- 反俄 (fǎn-É)the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
- 恐俄 (kǒng-É)the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
- 反俄勢力 /反俄势力 (fǎn-É shìlì)the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Czech rusofobie
- rusofobiethe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Danish russofobi
- russofobithe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Dutch russofobie
- russofobiethe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Estonian russofoobia
- russofoobiathe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Finnish russofobia, ryssänviha
- russofobiathe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
- ryssänvihathe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
French russophobie
- russophobiethe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
German Russophobie
- Russophobiethe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Greek ρωσοφοβία
- ρωσοφοβία (rosofovía)the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Hebrew רוסופוביה
- רוסופוביה (rusofóbya)the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Hungarian ruszofóbia
- ruszofóbiathe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Italian russofobia
- russofobiathe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Japanese 反露, 反露感情
- 反露 (hanro)the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
- 反露感情 (hanro kanjō)the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Korean 러시아혐오증, 반러 감정
- 러시아혐오증 (reosiahyeomojeung)the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
- 반러 감정 (balleo gamjeong)the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Latvian rusofobija
- rusofobijathe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Lithuanian rusofobija
- rusofobijathe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Norwegian Bokmål russofobi
- russofobithe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Persian روسهراسی
- روسهراسی (rus-harâsi)the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Polish rusofobia
- rusofobiathe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Portuguese russofobia
- russofobiathe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Romanian rusofobie
- rusofobiethe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Russian русофо́бия
- русофо́бия (rusofóbija)the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Slovak rusofóbia
- rusofóbiathe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Spanish rusofobia
- rusofobiathe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Swedish rysskräck, russofobi
- rysskräckthe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
- russofobithe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
- ryssfobithe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Turkish Rus karşıtlığı
- Rus karşıtlığıthe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Ukrainian русофо́бія
- русофо́бія (rusofóbija)the fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Vietnamese bài Nga, chống Nga
- bài Ngathe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
- chống Ngathe fear or hatred of Russia or Russians
Cite this entry
APA
russophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/russophobia
MLA
“russophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/russophobia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “russophobia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/russophobia.
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