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un-American (adj.)

"not characteristic of American principles or methods, foreign to U.S. customs," 1818, from un- (1) "not" + American (adj.).

Everything is un-American that tends either to government by a plutocracy or government by a mob. [Theodore Roosevelt, 1917]

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Definitions of un-American from WordNet

un-American (adj.)
considered contrary to the best interests of the United States;
From wordnet.princeton.edu