Islamophobe
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- noun
- /ˌɪzlɑːməˈfoʊb/
- Offensive
- Not all the commenters there are Islamophobes either, but they really dominate some of the threads.
- racists and Islamophobes
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Watch on YouTubeYesterday by a non-muslim left wing, white and particularly silver spooned critic, I was called an Islamophobe.
- Yesterday by a non-muslim left wing, white and particularly silver spooned critic, I was called an Islamophobe.
- Racist, Islamophobe, far right racist, Islamophobe, bigot, football hooligan.
- But those who hate the bigots, the racists, the the anti semites, the homophobes, the Islamophobes, they are convicted.
Examples
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Pickering urged what might amount to a zero-tolerance policy against so-called Islamophobes in American society.
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My question is: Does this make me a bigoted Islamophobe?
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If you believe Islam does this and other religions do not, you may qualify as an Islamophobe.
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Do you think I can criticize Islam, the religion, or will that make me an Islamophobe?
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Many politicians have been criticized for their Islamophobe remarks, showing their bias against Muslims.
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The rise of Islamophobe attitudes in some communities has led to increased tensions between different cultural groups.
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She was labeled an Islamophobe after expressing her negative views about Islamic practices during the debate.
Synonyms
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7.1
A person who unfairly dislikes people from other groups
A person who shows fear or dislike of Muslims and their religion
How Prejudiced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Islamophobe = Islam (transparent) = Islam + phobe
The word is directly built from 'Islam' plus '-phobe', yielding a person who fears or hates Islam or Muslims.
Etymology
Islamophobe joins Islam and the ending -phobe, which is the same part you see in phobia and means 'fear'. So an Islamophobe is someone who has a strong 'fear' or 'dislike' of Muslims or Islam.