Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Opposed to the United States and its policies: Expressing or characterized by opposition, criticism, or hostility toward the United States, its government, culture, or foreign policies.

2. Noun:

   • A person who is opposed to the United States and its policies: An individual who holds and expresses views that are critical of or hostile toward the United States, its government, culture, or foreign policies.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The politician's anti-American rhetoric was condemned by many.
  • They were accused of holding anti-American sentiments.
• Noun:
  • The activist was labeled an anti-American by the state media.
  • He was criticized as being an anti-American for his vocal opposition to the foreign policy.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in political discourse and can be subjective; what one person considers a legitimate critique, another may label as anti-American.
• It can describe ideologies, actions, or rhetoric, not just individuals.
  • The document outlined what it called an anti-American ideology.

Variants and Related Words

• Anti-Americanism (noun): The ideology, sentiment, or practice of being opposed to the United States.
  • The book analyzes the roots of global anti-Americanism.

Synonyms

• Adjective: America-hating (informal, pejorative), anti-US.
• Noun: critic of America, America-basher (informal, pejorative).

Notes on Usage

• The term is highly charged and often used pejoratively in political debates to discredit opposition or criticism.
• It is typically hyphenated when used as a compound adjective before a noun (e.g., ) but may be seen without the hyphen in some modern usages, especially as a noun.

Noun

1. a person who is opposed to the United States and its policies

Adjective

1. opposed to the United States and its policies