Anglophobia

[ ang-gluh-foh-bee-uh ]

/ ˌæŋ gləˈfoʊ bi ə /

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noun

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

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Origin of Anglophobia

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

An·glo·pho·bi·ac

[ang-gluh-foh-bee-ak], /ˌæŋ gləˈfoʊ biˌæk/, An·glo·pho·bic, adjective

I need scarcely adduce further evidence of the fact that Anglophobia is still a power in the land, if not the power it once was.
America To-day, Observations and Reflections|William Archer
Apparently the amount of Anglophobia was not portentous, when it came to putting this emotion to the test of counting heads.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I|Burton J. Hendrick
He practically admitted that the Anglophobia so common on the continent of Europe is the outcome of jealousy.
Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913|Evelyn Baring
Anglophobia, as a national and popular sentiment, is perhaps more ardent in the United States than amongst us.
Old and New Paris, v. 2|Henry Sutherland Edwards

Blesman was plainly in league against all that was British; from the first he displayed Anglophobia of a most acute character.
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War|Ben Viljoen.