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unamerican

unamerican is the alternative form of un-American.

Meaning of un-American

Adjective

un-American (comparative more un-American, superlative most un-American)

  1. Contrary to the principles, institutions or interests of the United States; anti-American.
    • Besides, how can you talk about church politics? It would certainly be anti-Catholic and might easily become un-American.1948 August, Aldous Huxley, Ape and Essence, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, →OCLC
  2. (US, informal) Incivil, immoral.
  3. Unrelated to America or the U.S.; untypical of U.S. mores or habits; non-American, not American.
    • [About British filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock:] It’s not often addressed in criticism, but Hitchcock was un-American enough to dwell on the uneasiness or the unreliability of heroes.2017, David Thomson, "Rebecca: Welcome to the Haunted House", The Criterion Collection

Forms of unamerican

comparativemore unamerican
superlativemost unamerican

Origin of unamerican

From un- + American.

Questions about unamerican

What is unamerican the alternative form of?
Unamerican is the alternative form of un-American.

Words near unamerican in the dictionary

  1. unamendability
  2. unamendable
  3. unamended
  4. unamendment
  5. unamerced
  6. unamerican
  7. unamericanized
  8. Unami
  9. unamiability
  10. unamiable
  11. unamiableness

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