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anti-Americanism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌæn.taɪ-/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌæn.ti.əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən.ɪzm/ (General-American)

Etymology

From anti- + American + -ism.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The fear or dislike of the people, policies, culture or government of the United States.
    • As Salman Rushdie says, you don't have to travel far to find anti-Americanism (Op-Ed, Feb. 4). Teaching at a Canadian university, I have been astounded by some students who say the Al Qaeda attacks, inside or outside the United States, were justified because only Americans were targeted. Remaking Osama bin Laden in their own anti-American image, they insist he has no quarrel with Canada or others, just the United States. These apologists may yet discover that this movement is profoundly anti-Western as well as anti-American. 2002 February 4, Inger Weibust, “How Should U.S. Answer Hate?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 31 Oct 2023:

Translations (48)

sh antiamerikanizam (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · nb antiamerikanisme (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · lt antiamerikanizmas (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · cs antiamerikanismus (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · ja 反米 (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · lv antiamerikānisms (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · tr Amerikan karşıtlığı (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · ro antiamericanism (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · sq antiamerikanizëm (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · de Antiamerikanismus (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · uk антиамерикані́зм (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · ka ანტიამერიკანიზმი (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · es antiamericanismo (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · da antiamerikanism (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · fi amerikkalaisvastaisuus (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · ur اَمْرِیکا مُخالِف (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · sk antiamerikanizmus (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · el αντιαμερικανισμός (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · fr antiaméricanisme (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · cmn 反美 (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · mk антиамерикани́зам (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · ko 반미 (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · ar مُنَاهَضَة أَمْرِيكَا (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · sv antiamerikanism (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · nl antiamerikanisme (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · ky антиамериканизм (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · bg антиамерикани́зъм (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · ja アンティアメリカニズム (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · az antiamerikanizm (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · ar مُعَادَاة أَمْرِيكَا (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · uz antiamerikanizm (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · th การต่อต้านอเมริกา (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · be антыамерыкані́зм (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · et ameerikavastasus (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · pl antyamerykanizm (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · vi chủ nghĩa bài Hoa Kì (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · ja 反米感情 (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · sl antiamerikanizem (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · it antiamericanismo (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · fa آمْریکاسِتیزی (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · hy հակաամերիկանիզմ (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · hy հակաամերիկանություն (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · ru антиамерикани́зм (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · kk антиамериканизм (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · hu Amerika-ellenesség (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · ko 반미주의 (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · pt antiamericanismo (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) · sh антиамериканизам (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government)