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anti-Americanism

US/ˌæn.ti.əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən.ɪzm/

anti-Americanism noun: the fear or dislike of the people, policies, culture or government of the United States.

Noun

anti-Americanism (uncountable)

  1. 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...2002 February 4, Inger Weibust, “How Should U.S. Answer Hate?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 31 Oct 2023

anti-Americanism meaning in Urdu, Arabic, Persian and Thai

anti-Americanism in Urdu

the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
اَمْرِیکا مُخالِف amrīkā muxālif

anti-Americanism in Arabic

the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
مُعَادَاة أَمْرِيكَا muʕādāt ʔamrīkā, مُنَاهَضَة أَمْرِيكَا munāhaḍat ʔamrīkā

anti-Americanism in Persian

the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
آمْریکاسِتیزی âmrikâ-setizi

anti-Americanism in Thai

the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
การต่อต้านอเมริกา gaan-dtɔ̀ɔ-dtâan-à-mee-rí-gaa
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anti-Americanism in Vietnamese
chủ nghĩa bài Hoa Kì

Origin of anti-Americanism

From anti- + American + -ism.

Questions about anti-Americanism

What does anti-Americanism mean?
Anti-Americanism means the fear or dislike of the people, policies, culture or government of the United States.
What is anti-Americanism in Urdu?
Anti-Americanism in Urdu is اَمْرِیکا مُخالِف (amrīkā muxālif). See Anti-Americanism meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is anti-Americanism?
Anti-Americanism is a noun.
How do you pronounce anti-Americanism?
Anti-Americanism is pronounced /ˌæn.ti.əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən.ɪzm/ (US).

Words near anti-Americanism in the dictionary

  1. anti-algebra
  2. anti-alias
  3. anti-aliased
  4. anti-aliases
  5. anti-aliasing
  6. anti-Americanism
  7. anti-anarchism
  8. anti-anarchist
  9. anti-anarchists
  10. anti-anti
  11. anti-anti-Semitism

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