anti-American
adjective
uk/ˌæn.ti.əˈmer.ɪ.kən/us/ˌæn.t̬i.əˈmer.ɪ.kən/opposedto ordirectedagainstAmerica, Americanpeople, or the Americangovernment:
He does notwantto belabelledanti-American.
Anti-Americansentimentwas high in somecountries,especiallyover thewarin Iraq.
- Heclaimedhedetectedanti-Americantendenciesin thenewscoverage.
- WasMarkTwain anti-American when hespokeout against the Spanish-American War?
- There were anti-Americanprotestsin manycountriesacrosstheworld.
- ShedeniedthatEuropeanpublicopinionwasgenerallyanti-American.
Not liking
- abhor
- abide
- abominate
- anti-British
- anti-Catholic
- cup
- cut
- despise
- detest
- disdain
- disdainful
- disdainfully
- mind
- not besomeone'scup of teaidiom
- not go much onsomethingidiom
- not have a civil word to say aboutsomeoneidiom
- not know whatsomeonesees insomeone/somethingidiom
- not take kindly tosomethingidiom
- stand
- thing
anti-American
noun[C]
uk/ˌæn.ti.əˈmer.ɪ.kən/us/ˌæn.taɪ.əˈmer.ɪ.kən/someone who isopposedtoAmerica, Americanpeople, or the Americangovernment:
Hedismissedthemarchersandprotestersas "anti-Americans".
- Sheclaimedthat anti-Americans were at theheartof thepeacemovement.
- Images of theattackon theWhiteHousewere nodoubtenjoyedby many anti-Americans, he writes.
- Like many other Britishpeopleof hisgeneration, he was something of an anti-American.
Not liking
- abhor
- abide
- abominate
- anti-British
- anti-Catholic
- cup
- cut
- despise
- detest
- disdain
- disdainful
- disdainfully
- mind
- not besomeone'scup of teaidiom
- not go much onsomethingidiom
- not have a civil word to say aboutsomeoneidiom
- not know whatsomeonesees insomeone/somethingidiom
- not take kindly tosomethingidiom
- stand
- thing