anti-Jewish

adjective

an·​ti-Jew·​ish
ˌan-tē-ˈjü-ish,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-Jewish (audio)
: characterized by or expressing hostility or discrimination toward Jewish people or the Jewish faith : anti-semitic
anti-Jewish rhetoric
His letters to his mother in 1939 and 1940 are filled with his revulsion for Hitler's policies, including his anti-Jewish policies and atrocities.Raymond Sokolov

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For others, Mamdani’s showing has spurred new fears about safety and the waning influence of Jewish voters in a city where anti-Jewish hate crime has surged. Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025 And when there are moments of crisis and a rise in anti-Jewish hate, that’s a threshold, of course, that needs to be crossed. ABC News, 29 June 2025 Between 2023 and 2024, anti-Jewish bias incidents rose 7.3%. Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025 When domains are banned in Hungary due to anti-Jewish and anti-Roma content, the servers are simply moved offshore—specifically, to California. Danielle Han, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for anti-Jewish

Word History

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-Jewish was in 1786

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“Anti-Jewish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Jewish. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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