Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autocratic

/ˌɑtoʊˈkɹætɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: au-to-crat-ic
IPA: /ˌɑtoʊˈkɹætɪk/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government.

adj

Of or pertaining to the manner of an autocrat.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"In recent years, the prime minister has become increasingly autocratic."
"Within democracies, nationalist leaders with autocratic impulses – from outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil to presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen in France – have seen defeats in recent months."
"Despite his lack of actual authority, his autocratic demeanour annoyed many of his colleagues."
"Donna became autocratic the day Daniel born, and she realized she had absolute power over another human being."

Etymology

From autocrat + -ic, equivalent to auto- + -cratic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɑtoʊˈkɹætɪk/
British English: /ˌɔːtəˈkɹætɪk/

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

more autocratic (comparative) most autocratic (superlative)

Derived Forms

autocratically nonautocratic unautocratic

Frequently Paired Words

autocracy autocrat

Synonyms

authoritarian despotic dictatorial monocratic tyrannical bossy tyrannic dominating high-and-mighty magisterial peremptory

Rhymes With

democratic dramatic automatic diplomatic static problematic systematic traumatic post-traumatic attic cinematic pragmatic

Questions

How do you pronounce autocratic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑtoʊˈkɹætɪk/.
What does autocratic mean?: Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government.
Where does autocratic come from?: From autocrat + -ic, equivalent to auto- + -cratic.

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