unpatriotic
adjective
un·pa·tri·ot·ic
| \ ˌən-ˌpā-trē-ˈä-tik
, chiefly British -ˌpa-\
, chiefly British -ˌpa-\
Definition of unpatriotic
: not feeling or showing love for or devotion to one's country : not patriotic
protesters accused of being unpatriotic a time when opposition to the war was considered unpatriotic
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Other Words from unpatriotic
unpatriotically
\ ˌən-ˌpā-trē-ˈä-ti-k(ə-)lē
, chiefly British -ˌpa- \
adverb
, chiefly British -ˌpa- \
adverb
Examples of unpatriotic in a Sentence
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Bloom attacked both Mead and Benedict, and the notion that teachers who preach cultural relativism are turning American students into unpatriotic nihilists has been a recurrent theme in political rhetoric ever since. — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, "How Cultural Anthropologists Redefined Humanity," 19 Aug. 2019 Others saw it as disrespectful, a brazen unpatriotic act. — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, "Dee Haslam talks Browns, off-field initiatives, culture of leadership," 9 Aug. 2019 Familiar narratives have reemerged suggesting that nonwhite Americans are inferior, menacing and unpatriotic. — Ruben Navarrette Jr., The Mercury News, "Navarrette: America’s dialogue on race is now a vexing monologue," 27 July 2019 Other Trump-minded Christians chimed in to say that protesting over the immigration crisis amounted to an unpatriotic slur on the United States Border Patrol. — The Economist, "When American evangelicals fall out," 5 July 2019 The Muck affair helped to brand the European tradition as suspect and unpatriotic. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, "The “Star-Spangled Banner” Controversy That Altered the Course of American Music," 2 July 2019 Some even went so far as to accuse the coaching pair of being unpatriotic. — Blair Donovan, Country Living, "The Voice's Kelly Clarkson and John Legend Receive Backlash for Being 'Too Political'," 14 May 2019 Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images For months, President Donald Trump has waged an all-out offensive against the NFL, arguing that football players who kneel in protest during the national anthem are disrespectful and unpatriotic. — P.r. Lockhart, Vox, "NFL players are protesting systemic racism. Trump wants to solve it with pardons.," 15 June 2018 Critics led by President Trump called the players unpatriotic and even said NFL owners should fire any player who refused to stand during the anthem. — Samuel Chamberlain, Fox News, "NFL putting anthem policy on hold during talks with players association," 19 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unpatriotic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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unpatriotic
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of unpatriotic
: not having or showing love and support for your country : not patriotic
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