Adam Levine had a hot mic last night during the airing of NBC's "The Voice."

Towards the end of the show, right before his two contestants were voted off "The Voice," he let slip, "I hate this country," which was aired across the country and obviously has fans upset.

Fast forward to 1:14 of this clip to catch the anti-American sentiments that have so many fans of the show upset. 

When Adam Levine says "I hate this country," during a show where this country votes, you can be sure it might affect him moving forward on the show. 

Levine's "I hate this country" was quickly jumped on by fans of the show.

The proclamation by Levine came right before his two contestants, Judith Hill and Sarah Simmons, were voted off by fans who text their votes, and who Adam always implores to participate.

We're not sure if Levine also adding "I hate this country" spurs voters on, though. 

Seconds before Levine said, "I hate this country," his other contestant whom he tutors on their musical development, Amber Carrington, was spared the ignominy of becoming Levine's third contestant voted off.

There were a lot of fans of the show who didn't agree with the voting and so understood where Levine was coming from when he said "I hate this country."

But many others freaked, particularly on Twitter. The Maroon 5 frontman was nonplussed with the reaction, and took to Twitter to define a few words that attempt to make amends.

So far, he's defined a number of different words on his Twitter feed, including "joke," "misunderstand," "humorless," and "lighthearted:"

joke-noun1. something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or prankish act

— Adam Levine (@adamlevine) May 29, 2013

hu·mor·less(hymr-ls)adj.1. Lacking a sense of humor.2. Said or done without humor — Adam Levine (@adamlevine) May 29, 2013

light·heart·ed Function: adjective1 : free from care, anxiety, or seriousness : happy-go-lucky 2 : cheerfully optimistic

— Adam Levine (@adamlevine) May 29, 2013

mis·un·der·stand Pronunciation: (ˌ)mi-ˌsən-dər-ˈstandDate: 13th century1 : to fail to understand 2 : to interpret incorrectly — Adam Levine (@adamlevine) May 29, 2013

Adam Levine said "I hate this country," as many Americans have. Now he's trying to explain hyperbole and a joking tone to enraged Americans. 

The irony is the backlash is probably making Levine "hate this country" even more.