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

Nearly a third of American Jews say they experienced an antisemitic incident in the past year, according to the American Jewish Committee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

It said the annual total "reflects that antisemitic incident levels remain significantly higher than was the case prior to 7 October 2023".

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Members of UCLA’s Task Force to Combat Antisemitism and Anti-Israeli Bias, which in a 2024 report found “broad-based perceptions of antisemitic and anti-Israeli bias on campus,” did not sign.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Worse, she insisted, repeatedly, that Candace Owens has never said anything antisemitic.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 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