anti-American

American  

[an-tee-uh-mer-i-kuhn, an-tahy-] / ˌæn ti əˈmɛr ɪ kən, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

1. opposed or hostile to the United States of America, its people, its principles, or its policies.

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noun

1. an anti-American person.

anti-American British  

adjective

1. opposed to anything of or relating to the United States of America

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Other Word Forms

• anti-Americanism
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of anti-American

1765–75, in sense “anticolonial”; anti- + American

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Example Sentences

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anti-American

You might remember Ahmadinejad, Iran’s hard-line former president, for the anti-American harangues he delivered at the U.N. while not wearing a tie.

From Slate ● May 23, 2026

Another U.S. goal is to aggressively counter anti-American propaganda by Islamist extremist groups, which the administration says have been driven from strongholds in the Middle East and are “exploiting the ungoverned spaces” across Africa.

From Salon ● May 19, 2026

It used to rely on a more serious narrative drawing from the martyrdom iconography so deeply rooted in Shia Islam and the Soviet-style, anti-American symbolism of the 1979 revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

People have an odd emotional reaction to the dollar—to the idea that a strong dollar is good and a weak dollar is anti-American.

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

Cuba—Since Castro was so anti-American, and Fischer knew the premier, he thought Cuba might accept him.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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