Islamophobia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Fear or hatred of Islam or Muslims. uncountable, usually

    "No more will New York be a city where you can traffic in Islamophobia and win an election."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Islamophobia. alt-of, uncountable, usually
  3. 3
    prejudice against Muslims wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
islamomisiamuslimophobiamuslimophobiamuslimphobia

Example

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"Both Ilhan and Rashida strongly oppose all forms of racism, tribal quarrels and racial hatred, whether Islamophobia, anti-Semitism or the xenophobic detention and deportation of asylum-seekers."

Etymology

From Islamo- + -phobia. Attested since the 1920s, but popularized by a 1976 article by Georges Chahati Anawati.

Related phrases

anti muslimismanti semitism

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