anti-semitic
/ˌæntiːsəˈmɪtɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.56 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Relating to or exhibiting anti-Semitism.
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-Semitic.
Example Sentences
- "Craig McDermott (Josh Lucas): Are you sure that's Paul Allen over there? Timothy Bryce (Justin Theroux): Yes. McDufus, I am. Craig McDermott: He's handling the Fisher account. Timothy Bryce: Lucky bastard. Craig McDermott: Lucky Jew bastard. Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale): Jesus, McDermott, what does that have to do with anything? Craig McDermott: I've seen that bastard sitting in his office, talking on the phone to the CEOs, spinning a fucking menorah. Patrick Bateman: Not a menorah. You spin a dreidel. Craig McDermott: Oh, my God. Bateman, do you want me to fry you up some fucking potato pancakes? Some latkes? Patrick Bateman: No. Just cool it with the anti-Semitic remarks. Craig McDermott: Oh, I forgot. Bateman's dating someone from the ACLU."
- "[W]hen a Hamas spokesman recently stood by his statement that Jews used the blood of non-Jewish children for their matzos – one of the oldest anti-Semitic canards around – European elites were largely silent."
- "The Anti-Defamation League reported a dramatic increase in antisemitic incidents in 2021 in this country, with a total of 2,717 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism reported to ADL, the highest number on record since the organization began tracking antisemitic incidents in 1979."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌæntiːsəˈmɪtɪk/
- British English: /ˌæntiːsəˈmɪtɪk/