jew-baiting

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of persecuting, harassing, or inciting hostility against Jewish people, typically through verbal attacks, discrimination, or physical violence.

Usage Examples

• (The act of persecuting Jewish people was officially denounced.)
• (Records show systematic harassment of Jewish communities.)

Advanced Usage

• "to engage in jew-baiting": to participate in or promote hostility against Jewish people.
  • The extremist group was known to engage in jew-baiting at public rallies. (The group regularly incited hatred against Jews.)

Variants and Related Words

• Jew-bait (verb): to persecute or harass Jewish people.

  • They would jew-bait their neighbours by vandalizing property. (They harassed Jewish neighbours through destructive acts.)

• Jew-baiter (noun): a person who engages in jew-baiting.

  • The notorious jew-baiter was arrested for hate speech. (The person who incited anti-Jewish hatred was detained.)

Synonyms

• Anti-Semitism: hostility or prejudice against Jewish people.
• Jew-hatred: intense dislike or persecution of Jews.

Related Idioms

• "to play the anti-Semitic card": to accuse someone of anti-Semitism for political or rhetorical advantage.
  • He accused his opponent of playing the anti-Semitic card during the debate. (He claimed the opponent was using an accusation of anti-Semitism unfairly.)