A person who dislikes, distrusts, or fears German culture, people, or influence.
From Germanic/German + -phobe (from Greek phobos, meaning 'fear'). This term names someone with negative feelings toward German culture.
After World War II, the term 'Germanophobe' fell out of academic use because the concept became charged with historical trauma—showing how words themselves can become too weighted by events.
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