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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

italophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
italo-pho-bia
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fear of or aversion towards Italy, the Italian people or culture, or the Italian language and its native speakers.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Italo- + -phobia. Attested since the 19th century.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Derived Forms

Italophobe Italophobic

Synonyms

anti-Italianism

Antonyms

Italophilia

Questions

What does italophobia mean?
A fear of or aversion towards Italy, the Italian people or culture, or the Italian language and its native speakers.
Where does italophobia come from?
From Italo- + -phobia. Attested since the 19th century.

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