anti-Islamic

adjective

an·​ti-Is·​lam·​ic ˌan-ˌtī-i-ˈslä-mik 

ˌan-tē- +

: characterized by or expressing opposition to or hostility toward Islam or Islamic people : anti-muslim

A majority of Turks felt the major Western countries—the USA, the UK, Germany, France and Russia—were anti-Islamic.

—Riaz Hassan, Inside Muslim Minds, 2008

Word History

Etymology

anti- entry 1 + islamic

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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