antisemitic

Or an·ti-Se·mit·ic

[an-tee-suh-mit-ik, an-tahy‐]

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.

Spelling Note

See antisemitism ( def. ).

Other Word Forms

• antisemitically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of antisemitic¹

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

Example Sentences

At 17:49 PM Starmer chaired a Downing Street press briefing, telling reporters that antisemitic hatred is "rising once again" and that Britain, must now "defeat it once again".

From BBC

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer condemned the "vile individual" who carried out the "horrific" attack, and promised to do "everything" in his power to protect Jewish people and defeat antisemitic hate.

From BBC

Frenk, who was born in Mexico after his grandparents fled rising antisemitism in 1930s Germany, said criticism of “Israel or the Jewish people” as a whole was antisemitic.

From Los Angeles Times

The comments, "taken in the round", could "fairly be characterised as antisemitic", the ruling said.

From BBC

In June, Los Angeles city officials met with Jewish leaders to address their concerns in response to a nationwide surge in antisemitic attacks following the start of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times