anti-American

American

[an-tee-uh-mer-i-kuhn, 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.

anti-American British

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

anti-Americanism noun

Etymology

Origin of anti-American

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

Example Sentences

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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

Zimbabwe's reservations over the US deal "should not be misconstrued as anti-American sentiment", he added.

From BBC

“The risk is that the initiatives of some European countries could be interpreted in an anti-American way. However, that wasn’t the intention,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Olympic organizers had braced for the possibility of anti-American sentiment inside the stadium.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Ayatollah was implacably anti-American, and the revolutionaries stormed the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

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