unpatriotism

English

Etymology

un- +‎ patriotism

Noun

unpatriotism (uncountable)

  1. Unpatriotic beliefs or behaviour.
    • 1896, E. Benjamin Andrews, History of the United States, Volume 3 (of 6)‎:
      [1839-1840] Owing to the vagaries and unpatriotism of the Garrisonians, there was from 1840 schism in the abolition ranks.
    • 1917, Various, Punch, July 18, 1917‎:
      Haynes suggested that Philip's behaviour savoured of unpatriotism, and that the one thing needful was the immediate appointment of a caterpillar controller.
    • 1919, Cornelia Stratton Parker, An American Idyll‎:
      The human being is born with no innate proclivity to crime or special kind of unpatriotism.

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