lusofobia

Portuguese

Etymology

From luso +‎ -fobia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlu.zo.foˈbi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlu.zo.foˈbi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlu.zo.foˈbi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌlu.zɔ.fuˈbi.ɐ/ [ˌlu.zɔ.fuˈβi.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: lu‧so‧fo‧bi‧a

Noun

lusofobia f (uncountable)

1. Lusophobia (feeling of antipathy or aversion towards Portugal, the Portuguese and what is Portuguese; quality of lusophobe)

   Synonym: lusitanofobia

   Antonym: lusofilia

Further reading

• “lusofobia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “lusofobia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025