un-Americanadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnəˈmɛrᵻk(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌənəˈmɛr(ə)kən/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1.

Not in consonance with American characteristics; contrary to the ideals and interests of the United States of America.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > [adjective] > unpatriotic > specific

un-American1818

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [adjective] > non-American

un-American1818

non-American1850

1818 M. Birkbeck Notes Journey Amer. 28 Ninety marble capitals have been imported at vast cost from Italy,..and shew how un-American is the whole plan.

1893 H. B. Fuller Cliff-dwellers xviii. 242 Does it seem unreasonable that the State [sc. Illinois]..which has done most..to check alien excesses and un-American ideas, should also be the State to give the country the final blend of the American character and its ultimate metropolis?

1894 Daily News 30 Apr. 5/3 However it came about, it is un-American and should be repudiated by the people.

1902 E. Banks Autobiogr. Newspaper Girl 55 She refused on the ground that it was both unbecoming and un-American.

1917 T. Roosevelt Let. 10 Jan. in Proc. Congr. Constr. Patriotism 172 Everything is un-American that tends either to government by a plutocracy or government by a mob.

1936 F. R. Marvin (title) Fools gold: an exposé of un-American activities and political action in the United States.

1938 N.Y. Times 27 May 2/2 The House..today passed a resolution providing for the appointment of a seven-man committee to investigate un-American propaganda in the United States.

1958 E. H. Clements Uncommon Cold iii. 97 Visas aren't handed out by Americans to anyone. They are averse to Communists, criminals, all un-American activities.

1980 in S. Terkel Amer. Dreams 363 The Red scare was on, the witch hunt. The House Un-American Activities Committee came to town.

Derivatives

un-Americanism n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > [noun] > lack of patriotism > specific

un-Americanism1921

cosmopolitanism1950

1921 N.E.D. at Un-American Un-Americanism.

1955 C. L. Sewrey in Comprehensive Dissert. Index (1973) XXVIII. 116/3 The alleged ‘un-Americanism’ of the Church.

1960 Guardian 26 Aug. 5/1 To question either now seems tantamount to un-Americanism.

1978 Amer. Speech 1975 50 315 The sin is neither as recent a matter of concern nor as diagnostic of un-Americanism as Dwight Bolinger implies.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	un-american
释义	un-Americanadj. Brit. /ˌʌnəˈmɛrᵻk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌənəˈmɛr(ə)kən/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1. Not in consonance with American characteristics; contrary to the ideals and interests of the United States of America. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > [adjective] > unpatriotic > specific un-American1818 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [adjective] > non-American un-American1818 non-American1850 1818 M. Birkbeck Notes Journey Amer. 28 Ninety marble capitals have been imported at vast cost from Italy,..and shew how un-American is the whole plan. 1893 H. B. Fuller Cliff-dwellers xviii. 242 Does it seem unreasonable that the State [sc. Illinois]..which has done most..to check alien excesses and un-American ideas, should also be the State to give the country the final blend of the American character and its ultimate metropolis? 1894 Daily News 30 Apr. 5/3 However it came about, it is un-American and should be repudiated by the people. 1902 E. Banks Autobiogr. Newspaper Girl 55 She refused on the ground that it was both unbecoming and un-American. 1917 T. Roosevelt Let. 10 Jan. in Proc. Congr. Constr. Patriotism 172 Everything is un-American that tends either to government by a plutocracy or government by a mob. 1936 F. R. Marvin (title) Fools gold: an exposé of un-American activities and political action in the United States. 1938 N.Y. Times 27 May 2/2 The House..today passed a resolution providing for the appointment of a seven-man committee to investigate un-American propaganda in the United States. 1958 E. H. Clements Uncommon Cold iii. 97 Visas aren't handed out by Americans to anyone. They are averse to Communists, criminals, all un-American activities. 1980 in S. Terkel Amer. Dreams 363 The Red scare was on, the witch hunt. The House Un-American Activities Committee came to town. Derivatives un-Americanism n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > [noun] > lack of patriotism > specific un-Americanism1921 cosmopolitanism1950 1921 N.E.D. at Un-American Un-Americanism. 1955 C. L. Sewrey in Comprehensive Dissert. Index (1973) XXVIII. 116/3 The alleged ‘un-Americanism’ of the Church. 1960 Guardian 26 Aug. 5/1 To question either now seems tantamount to un-Americanism. 1978 Amer. Speech 1975 50 315 The sin is neither as recent a matter of concern nor as diagnostic of un-Americanism as Dwight Bolinger implies. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1818
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