anti-Jewish

adjective

an·​ti-Jew·​ish
ˌan-tē-ˈjü-ish,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-Jewish (audio)
: characterized by or expressing hostility or discrimination toward Jewish people or the Jewish faith : anti-semitic
anti-Jewish rhetoric
His letters to his mother in 1939 and 1940 are filled with his revulsion for Hitler's policies, including his anti-Jewish policies and atrocities.Raymond Sokolov

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The attack comes as the UK has seen a significant rise in antisemitic incidents over the last decade, with 2023 and 2024 charting as record-breaking years for episodes of anti-Jewish sentiment. Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025 Still, Jews are seeing a return of anti-Jewish tropes, said Rabbi Jaime Aklepi of Temple Beth Am, a Reform synagogue in Pinecrest. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025 After an initial period of calm, German authorities in the Netherlands began issuing a series of restrictive anti-Jewish laws. Time, 30 Sep. 2025 Leading Arab agitators, Husseini among them, fomented anti-Jewish violence, hoping to sway British opinion away from creating a Jewish state. Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anti-Jewish

Word History

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-Jewish was in 1786

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“Anti-Jewish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Jewish. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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