Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sadopopulism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sadopop-ulism
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A political strategy or act in which a leader appeals to people by harming them but convincing them that people they hate are at fault or suffering worse harm.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] 'sadopopulism', in which people are willing to inflict pain on themselves so long as they can believe that, in the same moment, they are making their enemies hurt more: […]'"

Etymology

From sado- + populism, coined by historian Timothy Snyder, then influenced by earlier terms and concepts like "political sadism".

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sado

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

penal populism

Frequently Paired Words

sadopopulist penal populism

Questions

What does sadopopulism mean?: A political strategy or act in which a leader appeals to people by harming them but convincing them that people they hate are at fault or suffering worse harm.
Where does sadopopulism come from?: From sado- + populism, coined by historian Timothy Snyder, then influenced by earlier terms and concepts like "political sadism".

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