Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anti-jewish

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.46 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti--jew-ish
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposed to Jews.

Example Sentences

"Of the declared Antisemites, 66.32% (or 34.11% of the total replies) found the anti-Jewish measures to be insufficient."
"Twenty-five years have passed since the anti-Jewish farhud in Iraq."
"Biden on Monday unveiled new measures to tackle antisemitism on college campuses and senior officials underscored the need to combat anti-Jewish hate."

Etymology

From anti- + Jewish.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti-

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

anti-Jewishness anti-Jewism pro-Jewishness anti-Zionism anti-goyism anti-Arabism anti-Arab anti-Arabic

Frequently Paired Words

anti-Jewism Jewishness pro-Jewishness anti-Zionism antigoyism anti-goyism anti-Arabism anti-Arab

Synonyms

anti-Semitic antisemitic

Antonyms

pro-Jewish

Questions

What does anti-jewish mean?: Opposed to Jews.
Where does anti-jewish come from?: From anti- + Jewish.

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