Antisemitic
(adjective)
- Hostile towards or discriminatory against Jews.
- Relating to or characterized by antisemitism.
Origin:
Late 19th century: from anti- + semitic, on the pattern of words such as anti-semitic.
Examples:
- The politician's statements were widely seen as antisemitic.
- The Holocaust was the most extreme manifestation of antisemitic violence.
- The organization's actions were found to be antisemitic by the court.
- The cartoon in the newspaper was criticized for being antisemitic.
- The campaign against the Jews was one of the most virulent forms of antisemitic persecution.