Definition of “Islamophobia” - English Dictionary

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Islamophobianoun [ U ]

/ɪzˌlæm.əˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ /ɪzˌlæm.əˈfoʊ.bi.ə/

› unreasonable dislike or fear of, and prejudice against, Muslims or Islam:

Since the attacks, there has been an increase in Islamophobia and racist abuse in one of the UK's most ethnically diverse cities.
Islamophobic
adjective /ɪzˌlæm.əˈfəʊ.bɪk/ /ɪzˌlæm.əˈfoʊ.bɪk/

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Police are investigating Islamophobic abuse directed at the Egyptian football player.

(Definition of “Islamophobia” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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