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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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 Within the first couple weeks of President Trump taking office, his Education Department launched a civil rights probe into allegations of anti-Jewish hatred at Columbia. Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025 The move comes days after the Trump administration's Department of Education announced an investigation into five prominent universities for allowing anti-Jewish hate to fester. Stepheny Price, Fox News, 20 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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