anti-semitic

1. 1.

   relating to or characterized by anti-Semitism; hating Jews

   Synonymsantisemitic

Questions about anti-semitic

What does anti-semitic mean?

anti-semitic means "relating to or characterized by anti-Semitism; hating Jews".

How many syllables are in anti-semitic?

anti-semitic has 5 syllables and divides as an-ti--se-mi-tic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for anti-semitic?

Close synonyms include antisemitic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is anti-semitic a common word?

anti-semitic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.