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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Gabbard has been accused by public officials for voicing an anti-American agenda that hurts American interests, including blaming the U.S. for the war in Ukraine and being sympathetic to U.S. adversaries.
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Selina Wang, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Several officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, which was under an arms embargo at the time, to fund an insurgent group in Nicaragua that opposed the country’s anti-American regime.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024
Since Iran’s 1979 revolution, its leaders have been virulently anti-American, claiming to be the constant target of plots to isolate and undermine the Islamic Republic’s government.
—Maria Snegovaya, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
Nowhere has this leftward shift been more apparent than at the United States Air Force Academy and its newfound obsession with indoctrinating cadets in woke, anti-American ideology.
—Patrick Bobko, National Review, 24 Nov. 2024
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Selina Wang, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Several officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, which was under an arms embargo at the time, to fund an insurgent group in Nicaragua that opposed the country’s anti-American regime.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024
Since Iran’s 1979 revolution, its leaders have been virulently anti-American, claiming to be the constant target of plots to isolate and undermine the Islamic Republic’s government.
—Maria Snegovaya, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
Nowhere has this leftward shift been more apparent than at the United States Air Force Academy and its newfound obsession with indoctrinating cadets in woke, anti-American ideology.
—Patrick Bobko, National Review, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Anti-American.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-American. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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