Anglophobia (Noun)
Meaning
Dislike (or fear) of Britain and British customs.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- Some European intellectuals in the 18th century harbored a deep-seated anglophobia that colored their perception of British colonial expansion.
- After several disappointing visits to the UK, Maria's sister had developed a pronounced case of anglophobia that manifested as an aversion to anything quintessentially British.
- During World War I, some countries suffered from a rampant anglophobia, blaming the British for instigating global conflict and empire-building.
- This dislike eventually transformed into outright anglophobia among those whose sympathies lay with France, Spain, and other rivals of British dominance.
- Walter Scott's vivid portrayals of 16th-century conflict, peppered with overwrought dramatic gestures and regicidal speeches, bordered on absurd and actually served to underscore anti-Scottish prejudice bordering on full-blown anglophobia in one section of Europe during late the Renaissance