Pronunciation: “an-ti-‘se-m&-“ti-z&m, “an-“tI-

Function: noun

Date: 1882

: hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group

– an·ti-Se·mit·ic /-s&-‘mi-tik/ adjective

– an·ti-Sem·ite /-‘se-“mIt/ noun

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Anti-Semitism \An`ti-Sem”i*tism\, n. Opposition to, or hatred of, Semites, esp. Jews. — {An`ti-Sem”ite}, n. — {An`ti-Sem*it”ic}, a.

anti-Semitism n : the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people [syn: {anti-Semitism}]