anti-semiticsm

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Hostility or prejudice against Jewish people: "anti-semitism" refers to discrimination, hostility, or prejudice directed specifically against Jewish people as a religious, ethnic, or cultural group.
   • Political or social ideology: It can also denote a systematic belief or movement that opposes or seeks to harm Jewish communities.

Usage Examples

• (Hostility and prejudice against Jewish people became widespread and institutionalized.)
• (Legal measures against discrimination targeting Jewish people.)
• (The speech expressed prejudice against Jewish people.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be accused of anti-semitism": to be charged with expressing or acting on prejudice against Jewish people.
  • The politician was accused of anti-semitism after making offensive remarks about Jewish bankers. (He was criticized for promoting harmful stereotypes.)

Variants and Related Words

• Anti-semitic (adj): characterized by or exhibiting hostility toward Jewish people.

  • The graffiti contained anti-semitic slurs. (The writing showed hatred toward Jews.)

• Anti-semite (n): a person who holds or expresses prejudice against Jewish people.

  • The anti-semite spread false conspiracy theories about Jewish influence. (A person prejudiced against Jews.)

Synonyms

• Jew-hatred: a direct term for hostility specifically targeting Jewish people.
• Anti-Judaism: opposition to the Jewish religion (sometimes distinguished from ethnic prejudice).

Idioms

• The longest hatred: a historical phrase referring to anti-semitism as a persistent form of bigotry.
  • Scholars often call anti-semitism "the longest hatred" because of its ancient roots. (It is a deeply entrenched prejudice.)

Related Concepts (Not synonyms)

• Racism: broader prejudice against people based on race, which can include anti-semitism as a specific form.
• Xenophobia: fear or hatred of foreigners, which may overlap with anti-semitism but is not identical.