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.

anti-Americanism

ˌan-tē-ə-ˈmer-ə-kə-ˌni-zəm 

ˌan-ˌtī-

noun

Examples of anti-American in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The event cast Democrats as too left wing, describing them as communists, anti-American or even evil. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

At a rally on Monday, Vice President Vance brought up the hard-left streamer in an attempt to paint the Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as anti-American. — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2026

Such anti-American sentiment may not produce a formal rupture in the relations with the United States. — C. Raja Mohan, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026

People who have said anti-American things, and have said things that are pro-Russia and pro-China. — NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-American

• american