anti-Semitic

== English == === Alternative forms === antisemitic === Etymology === From anti- +‎ Semitic; calque of German antisemitisch, which was first used in 1860 by Jewish scholar Moritz Steinschneider. For more see anti-Semitism. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæntiːsəˈmɪtɪk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæntiːsəˈmɪtɪk/, /ˌæntiːsəˈmɛtɪk/, /ˌæntaɪ-/ Hyphenation: an‧ti‧sem‧it‧ic Rhymes: -ɪtɪk === Adjective === anti-Semitic (comparative more anti-Semitic, superlative most anti-Semitic) Relating to or exhibiting anti-Semitism. Antonym: philo-Semitic ==== Usage notes ==== Though Semitic refers in a broader sense to all those who speak Semitic languages (including e.g. Arabs and Assyrians), the term anti-Semitism has historically referred to prejudice against Jews alone. To avoid the confusion of the misnomer, many scholars of the subject (such as Emil Fackenheim) now favor the unhyphenated antisemitic in order to emphasize that the word should be read as a single unified term, not as a meaningful root word–prefix combination. (See Wikipedia's article on the etymology and usage of the term.) Use of the term to refer to prejudice against any Semitic people is rare and nonstandard. ==== Hypernyms ==== ethnicistic ==== Coordinate terms ==== Islamophobic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== anti-Semite antisemitica anti-Semitism ==== Translations ==== === References ===