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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The Can't Tell Me Nothing singer has been frequently posting on X, formerly Twitter, and got himself into hot water in February after posting a slew of anti-Semitic remarks on the social media platform. Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025 El Camino Fundamental High School officials launched an investigation after racial and anti-Semitic slurs were discovered scrawled on restroom walls in two separate incidents last week, the school’s principal said in a letter to families Tuesday. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2025 Princeton students confronted by anti-Israel protesters at campus event Princeton senior Danielle Shapiro joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss how anti-Israel protesters disrupted a campus lecture by a former Israeli prime minister, shouting anti-Semitic chants and targeting students. Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025 Amid a significant increase in hate-group activity in and around Nashville, dogged WTVF reporter Phil Williams exposes their violence, anti-Semitic and anti-immigrant demonstrations, racist stunts, online agitating, and plans to seize political power. Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025 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 15 May. 2025.

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