anti-American

[ an-tee-uh-mer-i-kuh n, an-tahy- ]

/ ˌæn ti əˈmɛr ɪ kən, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

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

noun

an anti-American person.

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Origin of anti-American

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

OTHER WORDS FROM anti-American

an·ti-A·mer·i·can·ism, noun

Example sentences from the Web for anti-american

He is the ideological leader of the anti-American Rodina party.
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The dangerous, anti-American course of action the show suggests: cooperating with the United Nations.
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So not only were they anti-Clinton, but they were anti-American small business and anti-generosity!
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Or if the president forced the removal of BBC America from all cable providers for being too anti-American?
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Christopher Dickey on the anti-American sentiment behind the bill.
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The fact remains, however, that there is in Havana a strong anti-American feeling.
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Its central idea of government being that of priesthood rule, how could it be otherwise than anti-American?
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The Progresistas were the anti-American party, pledged to every effort for immediate independence.
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I never heard Oswald make any anti-American or pro-Communist statements.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
And by permitting the use of their names, the sponsors, consciously or unconsciously, aid him in his anti-American activities.
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British Dictionary definitions for anti-american

anti-American

adjective

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

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