antisemitic
- adjective
- /ˌæn.ti.səˈmɪt.ɪk/
- Offensive
- During the debate, he rejected any arguments that were based on antisemitic beliefs.
Examples
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If you believe that none of the criticism of Israel is antisemitic, you're a fool.
Blog text (28) -
"The point is many Jews feel most Slavs are antisemitic."
Fiction book (1999) -
Well, uh, that statement could be construed as wildly antisemitic.
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Between 1910 and 1914, Der Arbeiter carried only two antisemitic articles.
Academic text (1999) -
Multiculturalists seem to have a lively interest in the Protocols, one of the most lethal antisemitic tracts of this century.
Academic text (1992) -
Movements of antisemitic nationalism rose in nineteenth-century Europe that rejected the possibility that Jews could assimilate into European citizenship.
Academic text (2014) -
The antisemitic remarks made during the speech were widely condemned by the community.
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Many countries have laws against antisemitic hate speech to protect their Jewish citizens.
Synonyms
Showing hate or unfair treatment of Jewish people
Antonyms
How Antisemitic
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Etymology
The word antisemitic combines the prefix anti- meaning 'against' with Semite, a word for Jewish people. So, antisemitic means being 'against' Jewish people, showing hate or treating them unfairly.