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un-American
adjective /ˌʌn.əˈmer.ɪ.kən/ US disapprovingDefinition
› guilty of activities, behaviour, or beliefs that show opposition or no loyalty to the US and its political system: From 1940 to 1943, he was general counsel of the House committee investigating un-American activities.United States politics and governmentDisloyalty, betrayal and treason
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- betrayal noun
- break ranks idiom
- collaborate verb (SUPPORT AN ENEMY)
- collaboration noun (HELPING AN ENEMY)
- deserter noun
- desertion noun
- double-cross verb
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- false adjective (NOT LOYAL)
- fifth column noun
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- stab sb in the back idiom
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