anti-Semitism

[ an-tee-sem-i-tiz-uh m, an-tahy- ]

/ ˌæn tiˈsɛm ɪˌtɪz əm, ˌæn taɪ- /

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noun

discrimination against or prejudice or hostility toward Jews.

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Origin of anti-Semitism

First recorded in 1880–85

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Examples from the Web for anti-semitism

Is it anti-Semitism, or are less insidious cultural forces at work?
Why Was Bess Myerson the First and Last Jewish Miss America?|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
While anti-Semitism in the United States is thankfully at all time lows, it was not always like this.
Muslims & Jews Unite vs. Abercrombie & Fitch|Dean Obeidallah|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We also saw the ugly face of Anti-Semitism rise again, primarily in Europe.
Summer 2014 Was the Worst Ever|Dean Obeidallah|August 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Flagrant anti-Semitism fell out of favor and was replaced by a closeted, unspoken bigotry.
Superman Is Jewish: The Hebrew Roots of America's Greatest Superhero|Rich Goldstein|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

While American nativism and anti-Semitism declined after World War II, so did the overt Jewishness of Superman.
Superman Is Jewish: The Hebrew Roots of America's Greatest Superhero|Rich Goldstein|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is whispered here and there that the War had created an increase of anti-Semitism in England.
The Allied Countries and the Jews|Hyman Gerson Enelow
I am opposed to anti-Semitism, not alone for humanitarian reasons, but as a matter of loyalty to America.
The Jew and American Ideals|John Spargo
Their pamphlet is entirely typical of Russian anti-Semitism, particularly in its reckless disregard of truth.
The Jew and American Ideals|John Spargo
In other nations anti-Semitism was only an instinctive and irrational popular feeling.
German Problems and Personalities|Charles Sarolea
And how reconcile it with their protests against anti-Semitism?
The Bible Unveiled|M. M. Mangasarian

Culture definitions for anti-semitism

anti-Semitism

[ (an-tee-sem-uh-tiz-uhm, an-teye-sem-uh-tiz-uhm) ]

Prejudice or hatred against Jews (see also Jews), a Semitic race. (See Arab-Israeli conflict and Nazis.)

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