unpatriotic

adjective

un·​pa·​tri·​ot·​ic ˌən-ˌpā-trē-ˈä-tik How to pronounce unpatriotic (audio)
 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
unpatriotically
ˌən-ˌpā-trē-ˈä-ti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce unpatriotic (audio)
 chiefly British  -ˌpa-
adverb

Examples of unpatriotic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Centrists have been denigrated as squishy, weak in the knees, guilty of being sellouts — and worse, unpatriotic. Michael S. Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024 The calamity is only exacerbated by the fact that Zionist opposition parties call for Netanyahu’s ouster but do not dare to raise the flag of peace and coexistence with the Palestinians, fearing to appear unpatriotic in wartime or to be smeared by right-wingers as traitors. Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024 In response, Marie-Christine Ostermann, head of an SME group, called Höcke unpatriotic. Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris called the flag burning and defacing of property despicable and unpatriotic. Matt Galka, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for unpatriotic 

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Word History

First Known Use

1758, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unpatriotic was in 1758

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“Unpatriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpatriotic. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.

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