anti-American

adjective

an·ti-Amer·i·can ˌan-tē-ə-ˈmer-ə-kən

-ˈmər-,

-ˈme-rə-,

ˌan-ˌtī-

: opposed or hostile to the people or the government policies of the U.S.

anti-Americanism

ˌan-tē-ə-ˈmer-ə-kə-ˌni-zəm

ˌan-ˌtī-

noun

Examples of anti-American in a Sentence

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But to chortle with a murderous, anti-American dictator over a former vice president . . —

Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024 And all America is blessed, not just the anti-American Leftists that Democrats prefer. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 North Korea and Iran—impoverished, isolated from the West, and zealously anti-American—have little to lose, and something material to gain, from assisting Russia. —

Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2024 The monologue closed with Kimmel bringing out his longtime sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez to buttress his points that Trump’s radical agenda on immigration is anti-American. —

Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-American