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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There’s a very strong correlation with the rise of autocracy and human-rights abuses and bad governance and the increase in anti-American discourse.
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Using the considerable reach at its fingertips, Al Jazeera advances points of view that are typically anti-American, anti-Israeli, and broadly anti-Western.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 3 Jan. 2026
His remarks were denounced back home as anti-American.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, witnesses characterized the European approach as fundamentally anti-American.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Using the considerable reach at its fingertips, Al Jazeera advances points of view that are typically anti-American, anti-Israeli, and broadly anti-Western.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 3 Jan. 2026
His remarks were denounced back home as anti-American.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, witnesses characterized the European approach as fundamentally anti-American.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Anti-American.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-American. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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