demagogic

[ dem-uh-goj-ik, -gog-, -goh-jik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a demagogue.

Other Words From

• dema·gogi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of demagogic¹

1825–35; < Greek dēmagōgikós, equivalent to dēmagōg ( ós ) ( demagogue ) + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

And I realized that there are millions of people for whom Donald Trump's brand of demagogic politics is normal.

From Salon

Trump’s ugly demagogic rants in Michigan, and others like it, deserve to be treated as a national scandal.

From Salon

Equally “essential,” it would seem, are demagogic leaders who safeguard their own nations' false memories by ginning up moralistic condemnations of other peoples’ vengeful pathologies.

From Salon

In a televised head-to-head with Mr Ventura, he dismissed his opponent as "xenophobic, racist and demagogic".

From BBC

Such statements have struck many liberals as demagogic rhetoric piled atop a horrific crime.

From New York Times

Related Words

• ambiguous
• deceitful
• disingenuous
• evasive
• false
• inaccurate
• puzzling
• wrong