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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Team Trump’s erratic game of Russian roulette over tariffs, vaccines and Ukraine are only the most dangerous examples of their unpatriotic incompetence.
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Mark Green, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
Arguing that the Smithsonian somehow misleads people, somehow is unpatriotic, somehow is saying things that are not true.
—Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
What Trump and Hegseth are doing is un-American, unpatriotic.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
White Christian nationalists oppose multiculturalism, deny systemic inequities, and view DEI reforms as unnecessary or even unpatriotic.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2025
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Mark Green, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
Arguing that the Smithsonian somehow misleads people, somehow is unpatriotic, somehow is saying things that are not true.
—Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
What Trump and Hegseth are doing is un-American, unpatriotic.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
White Christian nationalists oppose multiculturalism, deny systemic inequities, and view DEI reforms as unnecessary or even unpatriotic.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Unpatriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpatriotic. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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