German word

antisemitisch

Pronunciation

IPA/ˌantizeˈmiːtɪʃ/

Meaning

  • adjectiveantisemitic

Example

Seine Kommentare waren antisemitisch.

His comments were antisemitic.

Illustration for antisemitisch (antisemitic)

More examples

In der Diskussion wurden mehrere antisemitische Aussagen kritisiert.

Several antisemitic statements were criticized in the discussion.

Core concept

A joke, accusation, or policy treats Jewish people as a group to be blamed, insulted, or denied equal treatment.

Common phrases

  • antisemitische Vorurteile

    antisemitic prejudices

  • eine antisemitische Bemerkung

    an antisemitic remark

  • antisemitische Propaganda

    antisemitic propaganda

Similar words

judenfeindlich: Displaying hostility toward Jewish people or discriminating against them.
diskriminierend: Applying unequal treatment because of a person's group or identity.
rassistisch: Treating a racial or ethnic group as inferior or less worthy.
intolerant: Rejecting people or views simply because they are different.

Definition in German

Aussagen oder Handlungen, die Juden wegen Herkunft oder Religion benachteiligen oder beleidigen.

Word origin

The word developed from Antisemitismus, a modern political term built with anti- and semitisch and applied to anti-Jewish movements and ideas.

Usage tips

  • The related noun Antisemitismus is masculine and has no plural in its usual abstract sense, while antisemitisch remains an adjective.

Other meanings

  • anti-Jewishadjective

Opposites

  • philosemitischphilosemiticadjective
  • judenfreundlichpro-Jewishadjective

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