Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anti-democratic

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.55 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-demo-crat-ic
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

enforcing views contrary to that of a majority of the public

Etymology

From anti- + democratic.

Inflected Forms

more anti-democratic (comparative) most anti-democratic (superlative) antidemocratic (alternative)

Questions

What does anti-democratic mean?
opposing the democratic process or democracy, especially by the use of force
Where does anti-democratic come from?
From anti- + democratic.

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