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Anti-semitism Pronunciation
Anti-semitism is pronounced AN-tee-SE-mi-ti-zuhm, IPA /ˈænˌtaɪ ˈsɛmɪˌtɪzəm/.
AN-tee-SE-mi-ti-zuhm
US /ˈænˌtaɪ ˈsɛmɪˌtɪzəm/
Syllables: AN · tee · SE · mi · ti · zuhm (6 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: Hostility towards or prejudice against Jewish people.
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Anti-semitism in a Sentence
- The report records a sharp rise in anti-semitism.
- He has written at length about anti-semitism in nineteenth-century Europe.
- The party set up an inquiry into anti-semitism in its ranks.
Common Mispronunciations of Anti-semitism
Not an-tee-se-MY-ti-zuhm
The stressed vowel of the second half is the short e of set, so it is SE and never SMY.
Not an-tee-SE-mi-tism
Two parts of this word are loud, AN at the very front and SE in the middle, and the -ism closes on a buzzed zuhm.
Tip: Americans say AN-tee or AN-ty for the anti prefix with equal freedom, and both are standard here.
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