Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anti-islamic

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-is-lam-ic
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to or exhibiting prejudice, discrimination or hostility directed against Islam or Muslims.

Example Sentences

"The center found in the month following the Paris attacks, from November 13 to December 13, the rate of anti-Islamic hate crimes tripled, compared with the monthly average from the previous five years. In the week following the San Bernardino attack, there were 11 suspected hate crimes alone."

Etymology

From anti- + Islamic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti-

Inflected Forms

more anti-Islamic (comparative) most anti-Islamic (superlative)

Questions

What does anti-islamic mean?: Relating to or exhibiting prejudice, discrimination or hostility directed against Islam or Muslims.
Where does anti-islamic come from?: From anti- + Islamic.

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