demagogic

adjective

dem·​a·​gog·​ic ˌde-mə-ˈgä-gik 

also -ˈgä-jik

or -ˈgō-jik

: of, relating to, or characteristic of a demagogue : employing demagoguery

demagogically

ˌde-mə-ˈgä-gi-k(ə-)lē, 

-ˈgä-ji- 

-ˈgō-ji-

adverb

Examples of demagogic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

American society—grotesquely unequal and divided, helpless before its demagogic and oligarchic manipulators—is no longer a stranger to the dark ambiguities of lopsided economic progress. —Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026

But at least some of Abraham’s criticism is demagogic, starting with blasting Foster for taking seriously the warnings of city lawyers about the legal risks created by abrupt changes in how the city evaluated housing projects that had won initial approval. —U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026

Targeting this sliver of the market as the primary villain of the affordability crisis is a fundamental, demagogic misdiagnosis. —Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 17 Mar. 2026

Some earlier leaders of the religious right were also cruel and demagogic. —Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Greek dēmagōgikós, from dēmagōgós demagogue entry 1 + -ikos -ic entry 1

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for demagogic

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