un-american

1. 1.

   considered contrary to the best interests of the United States

   Similarunpatriotic

Questions about un-american

What does un-american mean?

un-american means "considered contrary to the best interests of the United States".

How many syllables are in un-american?

un-american has 5 syllables and divides as u-n-a-me-ri-can under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is un-american a common word?

un-american is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.