Anglophobia

American  

[ang-gluh-foh-bee-uh] / ˌæŋ gləˈfoʊ bi ə /

noun

1. an aversion or hostility to, disdain for, or fear of England or anything English.

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Other Word Forms

• Anglophobiac adjective
• Anglophobic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Anglophobia

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; Anglo- + -phobia

Example Sentences

Jefferson’s Anglophobia was more virulent in part because it was more theoretical, a moral conclusion that followed naturally from the moralistic categories he carried around in his head.

From Literature

The curious thing about that is that they’ve played five Europa League games against English clubs and won three of them, so it seems they suffer from entirely competition-specific Anglophobia.

From The Guardian

But it was precisely that sense of security which steered him away from name-calling Anglophobia or from joining the militant end of Irish Republicanism.

From Economist

For him, independence is a retrospective marketing campaign for Braveheart, with a vicious seam of Anglophobia and sectarianism running through it.

From The Guardian

He was appalled at the outburst of Anglophobia and war-talk which followed the message.

From Project Gutenberg