Antisemitism
(noun)
- Hostility towards or discrimination against Jews.
- Prejudice against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group.
Origin:
Late 19th century: from anti- + semitism, on the pattern of words such as anti-semitism.
Examples:
- The rise of antisemitism in Europe is a cause for concern.
- The Holocaust was the ultimate expression of antisemitism.
- The government's failure to address antisemitism within its ranks was criticized.
- The book is a study of the history of antisemitism in the country.
- The incident was widely condemned as an act of antisemitism.