demagoguery
/ˌdɛməˈɡɑɡəɹi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Long before the energy crisis the debate over deregulation of natural gas prices raged stormily, stirring high emotions, demagogueries and mutual deceptions, and with literally billions of dollars at stake."
- "The desire for politicians who are sincere explains not only the strategic value of demagoguery (and hence the campaign choices of candidates like Trump who may not in fact believe their own demagogic bombast)."
Etymology
Etymology tree English demagogue Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English demagoguery From demagogue + -ery.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌdɛməˈɡɑɡəɹi/
- British English: /ˌdɛməˈɡɒɡəɹi/