Russomaniacadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌrʌsə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak/, U.S.

/ˌrəsəˈmeɪniˌæk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Russo- comb. form, -maniac comb. form.

Etymology: < Russo- comb. form + -maniac comb. form. Compare German Russomane, noun (1836 or earlier), russomanisch, adjective (1843 or earlier), French russomane (1840 or earlier as adjective, 1847 or earlier as noun).

Now rare.

†A. adj.

That has intense or irrational feelings about Russia, esp. of fear or dislike; characterized by excessive or irrational fear of Russia. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > liking for or sympathy with other nations > [adjective] > specific other nations > excessively

Russomaniac1836

Russomaniacal1891

1836 R. Cobden Russia ii. 21/1 A call for armaments from our Russo-maniac orators and writers.

1882 J. Morley Life R. Cobden (1902) iv. 12/1 The Russo-maniac ideas of Russian power are demonstrably absurd.

B. n.

A person who harbours intense or irrational feelings about Russia, whether positive or negative; a person who is excessively admiring or fearful of Russia.

ΚΠ

1855 Eclectic Rev. Apr. 400 She is not of those rattle-paced or pated Russomaniacs, who take their six weeks trip to St. Petersburgh, then run on to Moscow.

1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 31 Mar. 1/2 Since all things Russian are fashionable, the Russo-maniacs should take care.

1930 C. W. Crawley Question Greek Independence 66 There was not much in this to excite the fears of any but a ‘Russomaniac’.

1992 Guardian (Nexis) 28 Feb. 26 The malcontents—a mixture of conservatives, ex-communists and ‘Russomaniacs’.

Derivatives

ˌRussomanˈiacal adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > liking for or sympathy with other nations > [adjective] > specific other nations > excessively

Russomaniac1836

Russomaniacal1891

1891 Times 15 Aug. 5/3 The Russophil or Russomaniacal demonstrations in France.

1952 Ukrainian Q. 8 189 Great Russian chauvinism which in the first instance was facilitated by a packed program of Russomaniacal advocates.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	russomaniac
释义	Russomaniacadj.n. Brit. /ˌrʌsə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak/, U.S. /ˌrəsəˈmeɪniˌæk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Russo- comb. form, -maniac comb. form. Etymology: < Russo- comb. form + -maniac comb. form. Compare German Russomane, noun (1836 or earlier), russomanisch, adjective (1843 or earlier), French russomane (1840 or earlier as adjective, 1847 or earlier as noun). Now rare. †A. adj. That has intense or irrational feelings about Russia, esp. of fear or dislike; characterized by excessive or irrational fear of Russia. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > liking for or sympathy with other nations > [adjective] > specific other nations > excessively Russomaniac1836 Russomaniacal1891 1836 R. Cobden Russia ii. 21/1 A call for armaments from our Russo-maniac orators and writers. 1882 J. Morley Life R. Cobden (1902) iv. 12/1 The Russo-maniac ideas of Russian power are demonstrably absurd. B. n. A person who harbours intense or irrational feelings about Russia, whether positive or negative; a person who is excessively admiring or fearful of Russia. ΚΠ 1855 Eclectic Rev. Apr. 400 She is not of those rattle-paced or pated Russomaniacs, who take their six weeks trip to St. Petersburgh, then run on to Moscow. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 31 Mar. 1/2 Since all things Russian are fashionable, the Russo-maniacs should take care. 1930 C. W. Crawley Question Greek Independence 66 There was not much in this to excite the fears of any but a ‘Russomaniac’. 1992 Guardian (Nexis) 28 Feb. 26 The malcontents—a mixture of conservatives, ex-communists and ‘Russomaniacs’. Derivatives ˌRussomanˈiacal adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > liking for or sympathy with other nations > [adjective] > specific other nations > excessively Russomaniac1836 Russomaniacal1891 1891 Times 15 Aug. 5/3 The Russophil or Russomaniacal demonstrations in France. 1952 Ukrainian Q. 8 189 Great Russian chauvinism which in the first instance was facilitated by a packed program of Russomaniacal advocates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1836
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