anti-semitic
Syllables: an·ti·sem·it·icUK/ˌæntiːsəˈmɪtɪk//ˌæntiːsəˈmɪtɪk/
anti-semitic is the alternative spelling of anti-Semitic.
Adjective capitalized: anti-Semitic
anti-Semitic (comparative more anti-Semitic, superlative most anti-Semitic)
- Relating to or exhibiting anti-Semitism.
- Craig McDermott (Josh Lucas): Are you sure that's Paul Allen over there?
Timothy Bryce (Justin Theroux): Yes. McDufus, I am.
Craig McDermott: He's handling the Fisher account.
Timothy Bryce: Lucky bastard.
Craig McDermott: Lucky Jew bastard.
Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale): Jesus, McDermott, what...2000, Guinevere Turner, Mary Harron, directed by Mary Harron, American Psycho - [W]hen a Hamas spokesman recently stood by his statement that Jews used the blood of non-Jewish children for their matzos – one of the oldest anti-Semitic canards around – European elites were largely silent.2014 August 20, “Why Jews are worried [print version: International New York Times, 22 August 2014, page 8]”, in The New York Times
- Antonyms:
- philo-Semitic
- Craig McDermott (Josh Lucas): Are you sure that's Paul Allen over there?
Antonyms of anti-semitic
Forms of anti-semitic
| comparative | more anti-semitic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most anti-semitic |
| comparative | more anti-Semitic |
| superlative | most anti-Semitic |
| alternative form | antisemitic |
Origin of anti-semitic
From anti- + Semitic; calque of German antisemitisch, which was first used in 1860 by Jewish scholar Moritz Steinschneider. For more see anti-Semitism.
Words formed from anti-semitic
Words that rhyme with anti-semitic
Questions about anti-semitic
- What does anti-semitic mean?
- Anti-semitic means relating to or exhibiting anti-Semitism.
- What is anti-semitic the alternative spelling of?
- Anti-semitic is the alternative spelling of anti-Semitic.
- What part of speech is anti-semitic?
- Anti-semitic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce anti-semitic?
- Anti-semitic is pronounced /ˌæntiːsəˈmɪtɪk/ (UK).
Words near anti-semitic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: anti-semitic (page history and authors); anti-Semitic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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