Americanophobia

noun

Amer·​i·​can·​o·​pho·​bia

əˌmerə̇kənəˈfōbēə,

-ˌkan-

: hatred of the U.S. or American culture

Americanophobe

⸗ˈ⸗⸗⸗əˌfōb

⸗ˌ⸗⸗ˈkanəˌfōb

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

American + -o- + -phobia (as in claustrophobia)

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

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