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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Even speaking Spanish is othered by conservatives and painted as anti-American.
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Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
Some Republicans have decried the protests as anti-American.
—NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Greenberg also pushed back against the idea that the protests are anti-American.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Plaintiffs argue that federal officials have coupled this surveillance with a campaign of public threats — warning that noncitizens who post anti-American or anti-Israel content online risk deportation or visa revocation.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
Some Republicans have decried the protests as anti-American.
—NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Greenberg also pushed back against the idea that the protests are anti-American.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Plaintiffs argue that federal officials have coupled this surveillance with a campaign of public threats — warning that noncitizens who post anti-American or anti-Israel content online risk deportation or visa revocation.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Anti-American.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-American. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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