unpatriotic
unpatriotic adjective: not patriotic.
Adjective
unpatriotic (comparative more unpatriotic, superlative most unpatriotic)
- Not patriotic.
- What is a Christian's duty, when his country is bled and plundered and ground down to the dust under the iron heel of military despotism, when the political fabric of his native land is crumbling, and his countrymen are listless, selfish, sensual, unpatriotic, not unhappy so long as their bellies...1858 November 1, “Lettres De Silvio Pellico”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2023
- Millions of citizens are deeply disturbed that the military-industrial complex too often shapes national policy, but they do not want to be considered unpatriotic. Countless loyal Americans honestly feel that a world body such as the United Nations should include even Red China, but they fear being...1963, Martin Luther King, Jr., “Transformed Nonconformist”, in Strength to Love, New York: Pocket Books, published 1964, →OCLC, page 13
unpatriotic meaning in Thai
unpatriotic in Thai
- not patriotic
- ไม่รักชาติ mâi-rák-châat
Examples of unpatriotic in a sentence
- Millions of citizens are deeply disturbed that the military-industrial complex too often shapes national policy, but they do not want to be considered unpatriotic.1963, Martin Luther King, Jr., “Transformed Nonconformist”, in Strength to Love, New York: Pocket Books, published 1964, →OCLC, page 13:
- "What was done to our country was wrong and unpatriotic and un-American and nobody has been held to account," he later told the Guardian.2012 February 17, Fiachra Gibbons, quoting Bruce Springsteen, “Bruce Springsteen: ‘What was done to my country was un-American’”, in The...
- Nigeria’s media regulator has directed all TV and radio stations to delete their Twitter accounts and described its use as unpatriotic, escalating a widely condemned clampdown on social media.2021 June 7, “Nigerian broadcasters ordered to stop using ‘unpatriotic’ Twitter”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Jul...
Forms of unpatriotic
| comparative | more unpatriotic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unpatriotic |
Origin of unpatriotic
From un- + patriotic.
Words formed from unpatriotic
Questions about unpatriotic
- What does unpatriotic mean?
- Unpatriotic means not patriotic.
- What is unpatriotic in Thai?
- Unpatriotic in Thai is ไม่รักชาติ (mâi-rák-châat). See Unpatriotic meaning in Thai.
- How do you use unpatriotic in a sentence?
- Millions of citizens are deeply disturbed that the military-industrial complex too often shapes national policy, but they do not want to be considered unpatriotic.
- What part of speech is unpatriotic?
- Unpatriotic is an adjective.
Words near unpatriotic in the dictionary
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