Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demagogism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dem-a-gogism
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practices and principles of a demagogue; a pandering to the multitude for selfish ends.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English demagogue Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English demagogism From demagogue + -ism.

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What does demagogism mean?
The practices and principles of a demagogue; a pandering to the multitude for selfish ends.
Where does demagogism come from?
Etymology tree English demagogue Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English demagogism From demagogue + -ism.

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