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Patriotism vs Unpatriotism - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between patriotism and unpatriotism

is that patriotism is love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which inspires one to serve one's country while unpatriotism is unpatriotic beliefs or behaviour.

patriotism

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia patriotism)
  • Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which inspires one to serve one's country,
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  • The desire to compete with other nations; nationalism.
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    • Synonyms

    * (love of country) nationalism * (nationalism) jingoism, chauvinism, superpatriotism, ultranationalism

    Derived terms

    * matriotism * "patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels"

    unpatriotism

    English

    Noun

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