anti-semitic

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anti-Semitic^¹

/ˌæntiːsəˈmɪtɪk/ UK
/ˌæntiːsəˈmɪtɪk/ US
/ˌæntiːsəˈmɛtɪk/ US
/ˌæntaɪ-/ US

Rhymes with -ɪtɪk

Where it comes from

From anti- + Semitic; calque of German antisemitisch, which was first used in 1860 by Jewish scholar Moritz Steinschneider.

For more see anti-Semitism.

adjective more anti-Semitic · most anti-Semitic · antisemitic

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Opposite: philo-Semitic

anti-semitic^²

adjective more anti-semitic · most anti-semitic

alternative Alternative spelling of anti-Semitic

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adj exhibiting anti-Semitism

Español	antisemita
中文	反猶太 /反犹太 fǎnyóutài
Português	antissemítico
Français	antisémite
Deutsch	antisemitisch, judenfeindlich
Italiano	antisemita, antisemitico
Română	antisemit
Русский	антисеми́тский antisemítskij
العربية	مُعَادٍ لِلسَّامِيَّة muʕādin li-s-sāmiyya
עברית	אַנְטִישֵׁמִי antishémi

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@misc{anti_semitic_2026,
  title = {anti-semitic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anti-semitic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}