unpatriotic
adjective
un·pa·tri·ot·ic
ˌən-ˌpā-trē-ˈä-tik 
chiefly British -ˌpa-
: not feeling or showing love for or devotion to one's country : not patriotic
protesters accused of being unpatriotic
a time when opposition to the war was considered unpatriotic
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While attempts to protest his leadership didn’t really get off the ground — some saw them as unpatriotic at a time of national mourning — his popularity nevertheless suffered a huge blow.
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NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
Centrists have been denigrated as squishy, weak in the knees, guilty of being sellouts — and worse, unpatriotic.
—Michael S. Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
The calamity is only exacerbated by the fact that Zionist opposition parties call for Netanyahu’s ouster but do not dare to raise the flag of peace and coexistence with the Palestinians, fearing to appear unpatriotic in wartime or to be smeared by right-wingers as traitors.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
In response, Marie-Christine Ostermann, head of an SME group, called Höcke unpatriotic.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
Centrists have been denigrated as squishy, weak in the knees, guilty of being sellouts — and worse, unpatriotic.
—Michael S. Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
The calamity is only exacerbated by the fact that Zionist opposition parties call for Netanyahu’s ouster but do not dare to raise the flag of peace and coexistence with the Palestinians, fearing to appear unpatriotic in wartime or to be smeared by right-wingers as traitors.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
In response, Marie-Christine Ostermann, head of an SME group, called Höcke unpatriotic.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Unpatriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpatriotic. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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