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anti-American

anti-American

6.2
Disliking the United States or its policies
  • adjective
  • /ˌæn.ti.əˈmɛr.ɪ.kən/
  • Offensive
translation icon : antiamericano (ofensivo)
  • Yeah, he was utilizing a lot of the anti American sentiment that Trump himself created as a political pressure point.

I mean, we do know a little bit, but but people like Oliver Stone just get called like anti American conspiracy theorists.

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Examples

  • And now we are going to get this anti American insanity out of our institutions once and for all.

  • Many citizens believe that promoting anti-American values undermines national unity.

  • I heard that that bitch was anti American or some shit.

  • Let's say, you know, to call a fellow American to call like another politician, like anti American was like really like a slur.

  • It actually feels anti American to say that the people who work the hardest to have the best financial standing should pay the highest fees.

    Meet Kevin

  • I mean, we do know a little bit, but but people like Oliver Stone just get called like anti American conspiracy theorists.

    Julian Dorey

  • It's the most undemocratic anti American tactic for getting Trump.

  • Also explain to me how this doesn't foster more anti American hate, anti Democratic hate.

  • To be frank, when it comes to racist and anti American haters, deplorable is way too kind of a word.

    I've Had It

  • The documentary focused on how certain movements are labeled as anti-American during political debates.

Synonyms

un-American
vsanti-American
  • US
26 7.5

Against the values or interests of the United States

expresses active opposition to the United States rather than being merely contrary

Antonyms

pro-American
4.8

Supporting the United States and its policies

How Opposed

hateful
116 3.6
anti-American
  • Offensive
6.2
hostile
194 4.6
opposed
1 3.5

Surface Forms

anti-American positive

Morphology

anti-American = American (transparent) = anti + American

The meaning is a straightforward prefixation of anti- to American, so learners can recover the sense compositionally.

Etymology

Anti-American is made of anti- meaning 'against' and American meaning 'from the United States'. Like in antiwar, the anti- part shows opposition, so when something is described as anti-American it is 'against' U.S. policies, culture, or people.