Meanings
adjectiveantidemocratic (comparative more antidemocratic, superlative most antidemocratic)
comparative more antidemocratic · superlative most antidemocratic · alternative anti-democratic
- Opposed to the tenets of democracy.
The aesthetics at play were a bit antidemocratic, accelerationist, what have you; and mainstream coverage of the trend from this past spring cited propaganda experts on its allegedly alarming implications.
2022 August 11, Kaitlyn Tiffany, “Stop Putting Lasers in Joe Biden’s Eyes”, in The Atlantic
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*deh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₂mos
- Proto-Hellenic*dā́mos
- Ancient Greekδῆμος (dêmos)
- Ancient Greekδημο- (dēmo-)
- Proto-Indo-European*kret-
- Ancient Greekκρᾰ́τος (krắtos)
- Ancient Greekδημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā)
- Ancient Greekδημοκρᾰτῐκός (dēmokrătĭkós)
- Late Latindemocraticu
- Middle Frenchdemocratique
- Late Latindemocraticus
- Englishdemocratic
- Englishantidemocratic
From anti- + democratic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan antidemocràtic
- antidemocràticopposed to the tenets of democracy
Czech protidemokratický, antidemokratický
- protidemokratickýopposed to the tenets of democracy
- antidemokratickýopposed to the tenets of democracy
Danish antidemokratisk
- antidemokratiskopposed to the tenets of democracy
Dutch antidemocratisch
- antidemocratischopposed to the tenets of democracy
French antidémocratique
- antidémocratiqueopposed to the tenets of democracy
German antidemokratisch
- antidemokratischopposed to the tenets of democracy
Greek αντιδημοκρατικός
- αντιδημοκρατικός (antidimokratikós)opposed to the tenets of democracy
Polish antydemokratyczny
- antydemokratycznyopposed to the tenets of democracy
Portuguese antidemocrático
- antidemocráticoopposed to the tenets of democracy
Slovak protidemokratický, antidemokratický
- protidemokratickýopposed to the tenets of democracy
- antidemokratickýopposed to the tenets of democracy
Spanish antidemocrático
- antidemocráticoopposed to the tenets of democracy
Swedish antidemokratisk
- antidemokratiskopposed to the tenets of democracy
Cite this entry
APA
antidemocratic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidemocratic
MLA
“antidemocratic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidemocratic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antidemocratic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidemocratic.
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