Sunniphobia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Fear or hatred of Sunnism and Sunnites. rare, uncountable

    "I address the ideological underpinnings of this 'Sunniphobia' in Chapter 5, as part of the discussion of the structural problems of the US counter-insurgency campaign."

Synonyms

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anti sunnismanti-sunnism

Example

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"I address the ideological underpinnings of this 'Sunniphobia' in Chapter 5, as part of the discussion of the structural problems of the US counter-insurgency campaign."

Etymology

From Sunni + -phobia.

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