antisemite
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- noun
- /ˈæntiˌsɛmɪt/
- Offensive
- During the meeting, she called out her colleague for making antisemite comments that contributed to a hostile environment.
Examples
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I am not interested in entering an alliance with antisemites who are trying to stir up pogroms.
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How dare you question the world's only Jewish state, you antisemite?
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The problem is not that someone implied that you might be an antisemite; the problem is your reaction to it, of course.
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Thank you for providing a brief introduction to these long articles by professional antisemites.
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There is something about this party that attracts both Jews and antisemites, and the rest of the party sees nothing wrong with that.
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I sometimes run into people who think that all 9/11 truthers are antisemites.
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There are no doubt people within the 9/11 truth movement who gravitate to it because they are antisemites.
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Shortly afterwards, it was announced that Robert Heinrich Wagner, a fanatical antisemite, had been appointed Reich commissar for the state of Baden.
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The professor's remarks revealed him to be a blatant antisemite, and many students walked out in protest.
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The documentary highlighted the rise of antisemite groups in the country and its impact on the Jewish community.
How Antisemitic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Antisemite comes from the prefix anti- meaning 'against' and Semite, a word once used for people who speak Semitic languages such as Hebrew and Arabic. So, antisemite means someone who is hostile to Jewish people, even though Semite originally covered a wider group.