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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Despite the rise in anti-Jewish hate across the world, many of the mayors touted Miami as one of the safest places for Jews to live aside from Israel, in part because of the allyship from non-Jewish leaders. Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025 In 2023, he was permanently banned from Twitch, another livestream platform, for using homophobic slurs and displaying racist and anti-Jewish messages from his live chat. Kate Reilly, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025 Many, however, believed the celebration perpetuated a harmful anti-Jewish stereotype. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025 Jewish leaders from seven countries recently met in Australia to address the alarming spike in anti-Jewish incidents there. Michael Collins, USA Today, 15 Dec. 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 22 Dec. 2025.

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