Russophobe

[ruhs-uh-fohb]

noun

1. a person who hates or fears Russia or the Russians.

Russophobe

/ ˈrʌsəʊˌfəʊb /

noun

1. a person who feels intense and often irrational hatred ( Russophobia ) for Russia, or esp the former Soviet Union, its political system, etc

Other Word Forms

• Russophobic adjective
• Russophobia noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Russophobe¹

First recorded in 1880–85; Russo- + -phobe

Example Sentences

“I’m called a Russophobe and hater of Russian culture,” Lockshin says.

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Once side-lined by some in Nato as a post-communist Russophobe, Poland has now become a linchpin in the eastern flank of the alliance.

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Watching YouTube, he said, has made him more of a “Russophobe.”

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He mentioned Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican, and other critics of Mr. Putin in Washington as possible substitutes, but said: “None of them is as charismatic as John McCain. It will be hard to find somebody who can replace him as the main Russophobe.”

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Life News, an outlet close to the Russian security services, declared him the West’s “chief Russophobe.”

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