antipatriot
|an-ti-pa-tri-ot|
/ˌæn.tiˈpeɪ.tri.ət/
against patriotism
Etymology
'antipatriot' originates from Ancient Greek and later Latin/French elements: the prefix 'anti-' from Greek 'anti' meaning 'against' and the element 'patriot' from Greek 'patriōtēs' (via Latin/French 'patriota'/'patriote'), where 'patri-' related to 'fatherland' or 'country'.
'antipatriot' formed in modern English by attaching the Greek-derived prefix 'anti-' to the existing English word 'patriot' (which itself changed from Latin 'patriota' and French 'patriote' into Middle and then Modern English 'patriot').
Initially a literal composition of 'against' + 'fellow-countryman' (i.e., opposition to patriotic feeling); it now denotes either a person opposed to patriotism or an attitude opposed to patriotic/nationalistic sentiments.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person who is opposed to patriotism or to the interests of their country; someone hostile to nationalistic or patriotic sentiment.
The activist was labeled an antipatriot by his critics.
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Adjective 1
opposed to patriotism; expressing hostility toward patriotic ideas or national devotion.
His antipatriot views made him unpopular in the town.
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