Meanings
nounanti-Americanism (uncountable)
- uncountableThe fear or dislike of the people, policies, culture or government of the United States.
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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 Osama bin Laden in their own anti-American image, they insist he has no quarrel with Canada or others, just the United States. These apologists may yet discover that this movement is profoundly anti-Western as well as anti-American.
2002 February 4, Inger Weibust, “How Should U.S. Answer Hate?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 31 Oct 2023
Synonyms & antonyms
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Arabic مُعَادَاة أَمْرِيكَا, مُنَاهَضَة أَمْرِيكَا
- مُعَادَاة أَمْرِيكَا (muʕādāt ʔamrīkā)the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
- مُنَاهَضَة أَمْرِيكَا (munāhaḍat ʔamrīkā)the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Bulgarian антиамерикани́зъм
- антиамерикани́зъм (antiamerikanízăm)the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Chinese Mandarin 反美
- 反美 (fǎn-Měi)the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Czech antiamerikanismus
- antiamerikanismusthe fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Danish antiamerikanism
- antiamerikanismthe fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Dutch antiamerikanisme
- antiamerikanismethe fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Estonian ameerikavastasus
- ameerikavastasusthe fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Finnish amerikkalaisvastaisuus
- amerikkalaisvastaisuusthe fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
French antiaméricanisme
- antiaméricanismethe fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
German Antiamerikanismus
- Antiamerikanismusthe fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Greek αντιαμερικανισμός
- αντιαμερικανισμός (antiamerikanismós)the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Hungarian Amerika-ellenesség
- Amerika-ellenességthe fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Italian antiamericanismo
- antiamericanismothe fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Japanese 反米, 反米感情
- 反米 (hanbei)the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
- 反米感情 (hanbei kanjō)the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
- アンティアメリカニズム (antiamerikanizumu)the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Korean 반미, 반미주의
- 반미 (banmi)the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
- 반미주의 (banmijuui)the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Latvian antiamerikānisms
- antiamerikānismsthe fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Lithuanian antiamerikanizmas
- antiamerikanizmasthe fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Norwegian Bokmål antiamerikanisme
- antiamerikanismethe fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Persian آمْریکاسِتیزی
- آمْریکاسِتیزی (âmrikâ-setizi)the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Polish antyamerykanizm
- antyamerykanizmthe fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Portuguese antiamericanismo
- antiamericanismothe fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Romanian antiamericanism
- antiamericanismthe fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Russian антиамерикани́зм
- антиамерикани́зм (antiamerikanízm)the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Slovak antiamerikanizmus
- antiamerikanizmusthe fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Spanish antiamericanismo
- antiamericanismothe fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Swedish antiamerikanism
- antiamerikanismthe fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Thai การต่อต้านอเมริกา
- การต่อต้านอเมริกา (gaan-dtɔ̀ɔ-dtâan-à-mee-rí-gaa)the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Turkish Amerikan karşıtlığı
- Amerikan karşıtlığıthe fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Ukrainian антиамерикані́зм
- антиамерикані́зм (antyamerykanízm)the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Urdu اَمْرِیکا مُخالِف
- اَمْرِیکا مُخالِف (amrīkā muxālif)the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
Vietnamese chủ nghĩa bài Hoa Kì
- chủ nghĩa bài Hoa Kìthe fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government
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APA
anti-Americanism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-Americanism
MLA
“anti-Americanism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-Americanism. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anti-Americanism,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-Americanism.
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