anti-Semitic
See also: antisemitic
English
Etymology
anti- + Semitic. See anti-Semitism for more.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæntiːsəˈmɪtɪk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæntiːsəˈmɪtɪk/, /ˌæntaɪ-/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: an‧ti‧sem‧it‧ic
Adjective
anti-Semitic (comparative more anti-Semitic, superlative most anti-Semitic)
- Relating to or exhibiting anti-Semitism.
- 2014 August 20, “Why Jews are worried [print version: International New York Times, 22 August 2014, page 8]”, in The New York Times:
- [W]hen a Hamas spokesman recently stood by his statement that Jews used the blood of non-Jewish children for their matzos – one of the oldest anti-Semitic canards around – European elites were largely silent.
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Usage notes
The word anti-Semitic is not an antonym to Semitic.
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Translations
exhibiting anti-Semitism
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