anti-Semitism

noun

an·​ti-Sem·​i·​tism
ˌan-tē-ˈse-mə-ˌti-zəm,
ˌan-ˌtī- How to pronounce anti-Semitism (audio)
variants or less commonly antisemitism
: hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group

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But here is a lot of anti-Semitism on the right from white nationalists, and there’s not one word about that in Project Esther’s very long document. Brian Bennett, Time, 23 May 2025 The targeting of Columbia University, where $400 million in federal grants and contracts have been canceled in retribution for its failure to address campus anti-Semitism and unruly protests against the war in Gaza, has inspired particular distress. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2025 The vile memes, violence, anti-Semitism, homophobia and anti-trans hate that were so commonplace in the Proud Boys were all really just a big joke — trolling, Rehl said. Will Carless, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025 But the announcement itself, made in the presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to Washington, is sure to inflame anti-Americanism and anti-Semitism in the region. Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anti-Semitism

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-Semitism was in 1880

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“Anti-Semitism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Semitism. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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