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Afrophobia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Āfrī Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Afro- Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English Afrophobia From Afro- + -phobia.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Fear, hate, or dislike of Africans and African descendants.
    • Individuals who suffer from Afrophobia often avoid facing this fear by ignoring Africa, its culture, and its people. 1986, Carlton W. Molette, Barbara J. Molette, Black Theatre: premise and presentation, page 35:
    • 1998 (Mar 30), Christopher Ogden, "Good Will Bill", Time 151 (13) https://web.archive.org/web/20000816215306/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/1998/int/980330/africa.good_will_bill.at20.html The Somalia debacle prompted a fresh bout of Afrophobia in Washington.

Relateds

Negrophobia · Afrophilia

Translations (6)

de Afrophobie (the fear, hate or dislike of Africans) · ru афрофо́бия (the fear, hate or dislike of Africans) · pt afrofobia (the fear, hate or dislike of Africans) · fr afrophobie (the fear, hate or dislike of Africans) · es afrofobia (the fear, hate or dislike of Africans) · sv afrofobi (the fear, hate or dislike of Africans)