antisemitic

American  

[an-tee-suh-mit-ik, an-tahy‐] / ˌæn ti səˈmɪt ɪk, ˌæn taɪ‐ /

Or anti-Semitic

adjective

1. prejudiced or hostile toward Jews: Critics have cited the candidate’s antisemitic comments.

   They had come to reject the antisemitic views of their grandparents’ generation.

   Critics have cited the candidate’s antisemitic comments.

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See antisemitism ( def. ).

Other Word Forms

• antisemitically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of antisemitic

First recorded in 1880–85; anti- ( def. ) + Semitic ( def. )

Example Sentences

Antisemitic incidents increased in the wake of the Israel-Hamas War that began with a Hamas attack on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

Antisemitic acts have surged in the country, which has the largest Jewish and Muslim populations in western Europe.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

Antisemitic hate crimes rose sharply in the month after the Hamas attack on Israel, figures from some of the UK's largest police forces suggest.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2023

Musk’s comments spurred backlash from The White House, which said it condemns “this abhorrent promotion of Antisemitic and racist hate in the strongest terms.”

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2023

“We condemn this abhorrent promotion of Antisemitic and racist hate in the strongest terms, which runs against our core values as Americans,” White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said Friday in response to Musk’s tweet.

From Washington Times • Nov. 17, 2023