opposed to the united states and its policies
anti-american
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for anti-american.
Editorial note
Maybe psychologically it has to do with the slightly anti-american disposition of many of the politicians down there.
Quick take
opposed to the united states and its policies
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for anti-american.
adjective
opposed to the united states and its policies
Example sentences
Maybe psychologically it has to do with the slightly anti-american disposition of many of the politicians down there.
Strategy documents toward the end of the Bush Administration and through the Obama Administration focus on the need to counter anti-American ideas abroad.
Without any real evidence I think it's just as plausible something like this could be fabricated for anti-American propaganda.
NK hack says that we need cyber defense front, since the internet is the new land bridge across the Atlantic and Pacific for anti-American extremists to attack us directly.
If someone makes a bigoted remark (anti-gay, anti-American, whatever), why answer that?
I'm afraid I can't see Al Quds days as indicative of anything other than rabid and endemic anti-Israel, anti-American and anti-Western sentiment.
Someday having anti-american opinions might equate with being a terrorist.
There were any number of excuses to make banks register transactions, limit ownership of firearms, control speech to stop anti-american and pro-british propaganda and the like.
Wow, this is sounding very anti-American now that I'm reading this again.
Europe corps aren't anti-american when it's about tech.
I'm the opposite of anti-American, and I don't appreciate the insult.
Meanwhile there's the anti-American camp...
Quote examples
I haven't heard him say anything like "I hate America" or "I'm opposed to America" so anti-American, no.
It's apparent he started out with "I think the Irish were lazy, violent and anti-American who need victim-hood to maintain their identity" and set to work to prove it.
A somewhat cynical answer I've encountered is: it was done to deliberately foment anti-American sentiment based on a "fight them over there, not here" and/or "shake the tree" theory of operation.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use anti-american in a sentence?
Maybe psychologically it has to do with the slightly anti-american disposition of many of the politicians down there.
What does anti-american mean?
opposed to the united states and its policies
What part of speech is anti-american?
anti-american is commonly used as adjective.