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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Her book contains only a few references to the anti-Jewish measures the Nazis were inflicting on France and the rest of Europe. Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025 All these anti-Jewish acts demonstrate Oakland’s widespread antisemitism problem. Mark Cohen, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025 Debra Messing, who has produced a new documentary on (horseshoe-theory) antisemitism called October 8, has been one of Hollywood’s few intensely admirable exceptions, calling out anti-Jewish hatred with a fierce constancy over the past 16 months. Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025 The attack represents the worst of the spike in anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish hate incidents following Oct. 7. Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 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 20 Mar. 2025.

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