swastika Definition
swas·tika (swäs′ti kə)
noun
- a design or ornament of ancient origin in the form of a cross with four equal arms, each bent in a right-angle extension: a mystic symbol found in both the Old World and the New World
- this design with the arms bent back clockwise, used in Nazi Germany and by other Nazi fascists as a party emblem and symbol of anti-Semitism
Etymology: Sans svastika < svasti, well-being, benediction < su, well (< IE base *su-, var. of *swe-, *sewe-: see suicide) + asti, he is: for IE base see is
swastika Synonyms
swastika Usage Examples
Converse of object
- scrawl: When the smoke cleared, police found anti-Semitic graffiti and swastikas scrawled in red marker.
- paint: Someone painted a swastika on the MG in the dead of night.
- wear: But fascism, Adams warned, would not return wearing swastikas and brown shirts.
- draw: But many children had drawn swastikas on their books and had pictures and videos of Hitler on their phones.
- see: Either we need to see more swastikas or less crosses around.
- use: Now, those who use the swastika are largely neo-fascists who do not mind too much about its terrible history.
Adjective modifier
black: But instead of the black swastika in the middle is a black hammer and sickle.
Modifies a noun
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