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antipatriotic

antipatriotic adjective: opposing patriotism.

Adjective

antipatriotic (comparative more antipatriotic, superlative most antipatriotic)

  1. Opposing patriotism.
    • I have little doubt that if President Obama’s economic recovery plan were for Iraq, Republicans would pass it without flinching because, of course, anyone who balked would be considered antipatriotic.2009 February 10, “The Showdown Over the Stimulus”, in New York Times

Forms of antipatriotic

comparativemore antipatriotic
superlativemost antipatriotic

Origin of antipatriotic

From anti- + patriotic.

Questions about antipatriotic

What does antipatriotic mean?
Antipatriotic means opposing patriotism.
What part of speech is antipatriotic?
Antipatriotic is an adjective.

Words near antipatriotic in the dictionary

  1. antipatriarchal
  2. antipatriarchally
  3. antipatriarchical
  4. antipatriarchy
  5. antipatriot
  6. antipatriotic
  7. antipatriotism
  8. antipatriots
  9. antipatronage
  10. antipattern
  11. antipatterns

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