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Russophrenia

noun

Etymology

Blend of Russo- + schizophrenia.

  1. derived from Schizophrenie
  2. compounded as russophrenia — “Russo- + schizophrenia”

Definitions

  1. The belief or idea that Russia is simultaneously about to collapse, and also take over…

    The belief or idea that Russia is simultaneously about to collapse, and also take over the world.

    • This is classic Russophrenia, believing that Russia is about to threaten the world while on fiscal life-support.
    • In one astute observation, Western media exhibit a “Russophrenia” – “a condition where the sufferer believes Russia is both about to collapse, and take over the world.”
    • In some psychiatric sense it is very close to the more specific Russophrenia phenomenon, where Russia is simultaneously about to collapse and about to overtake the US, and the combined West.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA