unpatriotic

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English

Etymology

un- +‎ patriotic

Adjective

unpatriotic (comparative more unpatriotic, superlative most unpatriotic)

  1. Not patriotic
    • 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr., “Transformed Nonconformist”, in Strength to Love[1], New York: Pocket Books, published 1964, →OCLC, page 13:
      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 called Communist sympathizers.

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