anti-French
adjective
an·ti-French
ˌan-tē-ˈfrench 
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to or hostile toward French people, policies, or culture
anti-French sentiments
anti-French protests
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Both nations have also seen a rise in anti-French sentiment, in conjunction with deepening relationships with Russia, which has pledged to offer assistance in fighting back the Islamist rebels battling the central governments for territorial control.
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David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Takeovers in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, for example, were driven in part by growing terrorist insurgencies, Russian disinformation and rising anti-French sentiment.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
Similar expulsions have occurred in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, driven by anti-French sentiment and criticism of France's counterterrorism efforts.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Though successful at first, by 2014, France’s military operations in the region were met with growing anti-French sentiment.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
However, calls to leave the CFA zone do tend to go hand in hand with anti-French and anti-Western sentiment in region.
—Ayen Deng Bior, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2024
The Russian campaigns sowing anti-French disinformation began online early last summer but first became tangible in October 2023 when more than 1,000 bots linked to Russia relayed photos of graffitied Stars of David in Paris and its suburbs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 4 July 2024
Early on, in a chapter set in Algiers in 1953, Denise is sideswiped by a car and, recalling the incident a few years later, thinks the car may have been driven by an anti-French insurgent.
—Joan Silber, New York Times, 11 May 2024
Russia meanwhile has been more welcoming and continues to play into anti-French sentiment by framing itself to African nations as a country that never colonized the continent.
—Chinedu Asadu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
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David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Takeovers in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, for example, were driven in part by growing terrorist insurgencies, Russian disinformation and rising anti-French sentiment.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
Similar expulsions have occurred in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, driven by anti-French sentiment and criticism of France's counterterrorism efforts.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Though successful at first, by 2014, France’s military operations in the region were met with growing anti-French sentiment.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
However, calls to leave the CFA zone do tend to go hand in hand with anti-French and anti-Western sentiment in region.
—Ayen Deng Bior, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2024
The Russian campaigns sowing anti-French disinformation began online early last summer but first became tangible in October 2023 when more than 1,000 bots linked to Russia relayed photos of graffitied Stars of David in Paris and its suburbs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 4 July 2024
Early on, in a chapter set in Algiers in 1953, Denise is sideswiped by a car and, recalling the incident a few years later, thinks the car may have been driven by an anti-French insurgent.
—Joan Silber, New York Times, 11 May 2024
Russia meanwhile has been more welcoming and continues to play into anti-French sentiment by framing itself to African nations as a country that never colonized the continent.
—Chinedu Asadu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
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“Anti-French.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-French. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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