Islamophobicとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Islamo- +‎ -phobic.

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Islamophobic (comparative more Islamophobic, superlative most Islamophobic)

1. Having a fear or hatred of Islam or Muslims.

   Synonyms: anti-Muslim, Muslimophobic

   Antonym: Islamophilic

   Coordinate terms: Christianophobic, Judeophobic

   • 2023 June 17, Tom Perkins, “‘A sense of betrayal’: liberal dismay as Muslim-led US city bans Pride flags”, in The Guardian‎, archived from the original on 10 August 2023:

     They viewed the power shift and diversity as a symbolic but meaningful rebuke of the Islamophobic rhetoric that was a central theme of then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign.

使用する際の注意点

This term is generally used to describe discrimination against Muslims and Islam on the basis of fear, misunderstanding, ignorance or political bias. However, it is sometimes abused by Islamists and extreme Muslims, who claim that opposition to their beliefs is also opposition against Islam in general.

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参照

• OED (online) 2007