anti-Semitic

anti-Semitic
anti-Semitic [an΄tīsə mit′ik, an΄tēsə mit′ik, an΄tisə mit′ik]
adj.
〚< anti-Semitism < Ger Antisemitismus, coined (1879) by Wilhelm Marr, Ger writer〛
1. having or showing prejudice against Jews
2. discriminating against or persecuting Jews
3. of or caused by such prejudice or hostility: Also written antisemitic
anti-Semitically
adv.
anti-Semitism [an΄tīsem′ə tiz΄əm, an΄tēsem′ə tiz΄əm, an΄tisem′ə tiz΄əm]
n.
USAGE- Some writers and scholars prefer the alternate form antisemitic because they contend that the form anti-Semitic suggests being opposed to (the) Semites, a term that could include Arabs and other peoples, when in fact the word means “anti-Jewish.”

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