Hinduphobia
Hinduphobia noun: fear or hatred of Indians, regardless of religion.
Noun
Hinduphobia (uncountable)
- Fear or hatred of Indians, regardless of religion
- The above-mentioned letters are enough proof to show even to those afflicted with that peculiar malady known as Hinduphobia that the Sikhs in Canada have made good.1915, A Hindu-Canadian, India's appeal to Canada or an account of Hindu immigration to the Dominion, Victoria, British Columbia: India Association, page 12
- Synonyms:
- Indophobia
- Fear or hatred of Hindus or Hinduism.
Hinduphobia meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
Hinduphobia in Hindi
- aversion to Hinduism
- हिंदूभीति hindūbhīti
Hinduphobia in Marathi
- aversion to Hinduism
- हिंदूफोबिया hindūphobiyā
Hinduphobia in Urdu
- aversion to Hinduism
- ہند فوبیا
Hinduphobia in Bengali
- aversion to Hinduism
- হিন্দু ফবিয়া hindu phobiẏa
More languagesFewer languages
- Hinduphobia in Malayalam
- ഹിന്ദു ഫോബിയ hindu phōbiya
- Hinduphobia in Punjabi
- ਹਿੰਦੂਫੋਬੀਆ hindūphobīā
- Hinduphobia in Gujarati
- હિંદુ ફોબીયા hindu phobīyā
- Hinduphobia in Nepali
- हिन्दु फोबिया hindu phobiyā
Synonyms of Hinduphobia
Origin of Hinduphobia
From Hindu + -phobia. Sense 2 coined by Hindutva activist Rajiv Malhotra, although the London-based organization Hindu Human Rights also claims to have done so. Contrary to misinformation propagated by Hindu activist organizations, sense 2 does not predate Malhotra.
Questions about Hinduphobia
- What does Hinduphobia mean?
- Hinduphobia means fear or hatred of Indians, regardless of religion.
- What is Hinduphobia in Hindi?
- Hinduphobia in Hindi is हिंदूभीति (hindūbhīti). See Hinduphobia meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Hinduphobia?
- Hinduphobia is a noun.
Words near Hinduphobia in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Hinduphobia (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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