Meanings
plural demagogies · alternative demagoguy · alternative demogogy · alternative demogoguy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe quality of being a demagogue.
nounThe actions of a demagogue.
More synonyms by meaning
nounimpassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekδημαγωγία
- Englishdemagogy
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δημαγωγία (dēmagōgía). By surface analysis, demagogue + y.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic دَهْمَاوِيَّة, دِيمَاغُوجِيَّة
- دَهْمَاوِيَّة (dahmāwiyya)demagogism
- دِيمَاغُوجِيَّة (dīmāḡūjiyya)demagogism
- غَوْغَائِيَّة (ḡawḡāʔiyya)demagogism
Catalan demagògia
- demagògiademagogism
Czech demagogie
- demagogiedemagogism
Danish demagogi
- demagogidemagogism
Dutch demagogie
- demagogiedemagogism
Estonian demagoogia
- demagoogiademagogism
Finnish demagogia
- demagogiademagogism
French démagogie
- démagogiedemagogism
German Demagogie
- Demagogiedemagogism
Greek δημαγωγία
- δημαγωγία (dimagogía)demagogism
Hungarian demagógia, népcsalás
- demagógiademagogism
- népcsalásdemagogism
Italian demagogia
- demagogiademagogism
Japanese 扇動, デマ
- 扇動 (sendō)demagogism
- デマ (dema)demagogism
Latvian demagoģija
- demagoģijademagogism
Polish demagogia
- demagogiademagogism
Portuguese demagogia
- demagogiademagogism
Romanian demagogie
- demagogiedemagogism
Russian демаго́гия
- демаго́гия (demagógija)demagogism
Spanish demagogia
- demagogiademagogism
Swedish demagogi
- demagogidemagogism
Ukrainian демаго́гія
- демаго́гія (demahóhija)demagogism
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with demagogy
Cite this entry
demagogy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demagogy
“demagogy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demagogy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demagogy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demagogy.
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