unpatriotic
adjective
un·pa·tri·ot·ic
ˌən-ˌpā-trē-ˈä-tik 
chiefly British -ˌpa-
: not feeling or showing love for or devotion to one's country : not patriotic
protesters accused of being unpatriotic
a time when opposition to the war was considered unpatriotic
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The mayor of Washington, D.C., has condemned the Trump administration's federal intervention in the city's policing, describing the deployment of troops to the capital as unpatriotic.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
For these unpatriotic 'entertainers,' this was just a CORRUPT & UNLAWFUL way to capitalize on a broken system.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
To white middle-class America, zoot suits were seen as excessive and unpatriotic, especially during WWII when fabric was being rationed.
—Alexandra Jane, Essence, 31 July 2025
Traveled to London at the behest of Margot Asquith, wife of the prime minister where the designer presented his collection at a tea at 10 Downing Street, which was deemed unpatriotic and unfair to British trade.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 7 July 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
For these unpatriotic 'entertainers,' this was just a CORRUPT & UNLAWFUL way to capitalize on a broken system.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
To white middle-class America, zoot suits were seen as excessive and unpatriotic, especially during WWII when fabric was being rationed.
—Alexandra Jane, Essence, 31 July 2025
Traveled to London at the behest of Margot Asquith, wife of the prime minister where the designer presented his collection at a tea at 10 Downing Street, which was deemed unpatriotic and unfair to British trade.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 7 July 2025
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“Unpatriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpatriotic. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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