glottophobia

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noun

linguistic xenophobia, linguicism; discrimination against people based on their native language or dialect.

OriginFrench glottophobie →
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Meanings

nounglottophobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablelinguistic xenophobia, linguicism; discrimination against people based on their native language or dialect.

    Most of those migrants are Latinos who speak Spanish, which in theory means one less obstacle for the new arrivals, but in practice, many of these migrants face discrimination based on their accent, also known as glottophobia.

    2026 March 23, “Immigrants say Spain is overcome with ‘linguistic racism’”, in The World (podcast), PRX

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
linguicism

Origin

  1. Frenchglottophobie
  2. Englishglottophobia

From glotto- + -phobia, derived from the French word French glottophobie, which was defined by Philippe Blanchet in 2008.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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