"auto-antisemite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: auto-antisemites [plural], auto-anti-Semite [alternative]
Etymology: From auto- (“self”) + antisemite. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto<id:self><t:self>|antisemite}} auto- (“self”) + antisemite Head templates: {{en-noun}} auto-antisemite (plural auto-antisemites)
  1. (rare) Synonym of self-hating Jew Tags: rare Synonyms: self-hating Jew [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: autoantisemitism

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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