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.
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Carter immediately broke with the Somoza regime, which collapsed within weeks and gave rise to the Sandinista National Liberation Front, a revolutionary but eventually anti-American group.
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
In this sense, Trump’s election provided a challenge to Trudeau but also an opportunity to stand up to Washington – something that would have won him favor among anti-American Canadian nationalists.
—Patrick James, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025
But relatively few people then or now recall how the Canal Zone had become a scene of anti-American agitation and unrest in the 1960s.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
Oh, Canada’s flashbacks to the generation of anti-war, anti-American radicals are muddled and unconvincing about how personal and political issues collide.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
In this sense, Trump’s election provided a challenge to Trudeau but also an opportunity to stand up to Washington – something that would have won him favor among anti-American Canadian nationalists.
—Patrick James, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025
But relatively few people then or now recall how the Canal Zone had become a scene of anti-American agitation and unrest in the 1960s.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
Oh, Canada’s flashbacks to the generation of anti-war, anti-American radicals are muddled and unconvincing about how personal and political issues collide.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Anti-American.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-American. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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