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

Derived Forms

• antisemitically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of antisemitic

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

Example Sentences

During a livestream last December, Nacua criticized NFL officials and made a gesture regarded as antisemitic.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

He strongly denied in a recent radio interview that he is antisemitic, and he said prejudice against Jews is a “poison” that must be fought.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Another study found the models—which the researchers dubbed debunkbots—helped participants rethink antisemitic conspiracy theories and see Jewish people more favorably.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Le Pen has long sought to make the party she inherited from her father Jean-Marie more palatable, including by distancing it from the antisemitic legacy of a man convicted for Holocaust denial.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

There was a wave of antisemitism in France, and antisemitic newspapers whipped readers into a hysteria.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day