anti-semitism
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anti-Semitism¹
- /ˌæntɪˈsɛmɪˌtɪzəm/
- /ˌæntiˈsɛmɪˌtɪzəm/
- /ˌæntaɪˈsɛmɪˌtɪzəm/
Where it comes from
From German Antisemitismus. It is typically said that German political agitator Wilhelm Marr invented the term to replace Judenhaß (literally “Jew-hatred”) to make hatred of the Jews seem rational and sanctioned by scientific knowledge; Marr founded the Antisemitenliga ("Anti-Semites' League") in 1879, used the terms Semitismus and Antisemiten in his 1879 and 1880 pamphlets Der Sieg des Judenthums über das Germanenthum and Der Weg zum Siege des Germanenthums über das Judenthum, and used Antisemitismus at least as early as his 1885 pamphlet Lessing contra Sem. The related term antisemitisch (“anti-semitic”) was first used in 1860, by Jewish scholar Moritz Steinschneider. See Wikipedia's article on the etymology and usage of the term.
The term is superficially/synchronically equivalent to anti- + Semitism (see Semite), for which reason it is rarely extended to cover prejudice against any Semitic people, or against adherents of any of the religions that originated among the Semitic peoples (the Abrahamic religions). See the usage notes.
noun anti-Semitisms · antisemitism · anti-semitism
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Prejudice, discrimination, hostility or political or religious opposition directed against ethnic or religious Jews or against Judaism; antijudaism; judeophobia.
Антисемитизмом называется распространение вражды к евреям. Когда проклятая царская монархия доживала свое последнее время, она старалась натравить темных рабочих и крестьян на евреев. Царская полиция в союзе с помещиками и капиталистами устраивала еврейские погромы. Ненависть измученных нуждой рабоч
Similar: anti-Jewishness, anti-Jewism, anti-Judaism, antijudaism, Jew-hate, Jew-hatred, Jewhatred, Jewmania, Judeophobia · Opposite: anti-anti-Semitism, Jewmania, Judeophilia
- Prejudice, discrimination or hostility directed against any Semitic people (ancient or modern), such as Samaritans, Palestinians, Arabs or Assyrians. But Israel's policy of anti-semitism against Palestinians was not to the liking of India.
Similar: anti-Semiticism · Opposite: philo-Semitism, philosemitism, pro-Semitism, prosemitism
anti-semitism²
noun anti-semitisms
- Alternative letter-case form of anti-Semitism
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Similar: anti-Semiticism · Opposite: philo-Semitism, philosemitism, pro-Semitism, prosemitism
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noun prejudice or hostility against Jews
| Español | antisemitismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 반유대주의 banyudaejuui |
| 日本語 | 反ユダヤ主義 han-Yudaya-shugi, 反セム主義 han-Semu-shugi, アンティセミティズム antisemitizumu |
| 中文 | 反猶太主義 /反犹太主义 fǎn-Yóutài-zhǔyì, 反猶主義 /反犹主义 fǎnyóuzhǔyì |
| हिन्दी | यहूदी विरोधवाद yahūdī virodhvād, यहूदी-विरोध yahūdī-virodh |
| Português | antissemitismo |
| Français | anti-sémitisme |
| Deutsch | Antisemitismus, Judenhass, Judenhaß, Judenfeindlichkeit, Judendiskriminierung |
| Italiano | antisemitismo |
| Ελληνικά | αντισημιτισμός antisimitismós |
| Română | antisemitism |
| Русский | антисемити́зм antisemitízm, юдофо́бия judofóbija |
| Tiếng Việt | chủ nghĩa bài Do Thái |
| العربية | مُعَادَاة السَّامِيَّة muʕādāt as-sāmiyya |
| עברית | אַנְטִישֵׁמִיּוּת antishémiyut |
Talk about this word "anti-semitism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anti-semitism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. anti-semitism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anti-semitism "anti-semitism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anti-semitism.Cite this
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title = {anti-semitism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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