anti-Semitic

adjective

an·​ti-Se·​mit·​ic
ˌan-tē-sə-ˈmi-tik,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-Semitic (audio)
 also  -ˈme-
: relating to or characterized by anti-Semitism : feeling or showing hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a cultural, racial, or ethnic group
anti-Semitic statements/rhetoric
… his critics charge he is anti-Semitic and anti-black, allegations that he denies.James M. Perry

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These narratives also deflect responsibility from the far right when mass shooters — including those in Buffalo, Charleston, El Paso, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — are found to have made statements echoing anti-Semitic, homophobic, and racist rhetoric commonly associated with right-wingers. Abby Monteil, Them, 17 Dec. 2024 In 2004, when a search on the word Jew produced an anti-Semitic site as the first result, Google declined to change anything. Jonathan L. Zittrain, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024 Some, steeped in anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, even viewed Israel as an infidel transgressor. Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024 Despite the past promotion of anti-Semitic works through his radio station and publication, Kolbe himself encouraged others to see the humanity of their Jewish neighbors. Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-Semitic 

Word History

Etymology

anti- + semitic, after German antisemitisch

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-Semitic was in 1879

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“Anti-Semitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Semitic. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.

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