antidemocratic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *déh₂mos Proto-Hellenic *dā́mos Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos) Ancient Greek δημο- (dēmo-) Proto-Indo-European *kret-der. Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā) Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐκός (dēmokrătĭkós)bor. Late Latin democraticuslbor. Middle French democratiquebor. ▲ Late Latin democraticusbor. English democratic English antidemocratic From anti- + democratic.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anti-democratic | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most antidemocratic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more antidemocratic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (15)
gl antidemocrático (opposed to the tenets of democracy) · es antidemocrático (opposed to the tenets of democracy) · sk antidemokratický (opposed to the tenets of democracy) · cs antidemokratický (opposed to the tenets of democracy) · el αντιδημοκρατικός (opposed to the tenets of democracy) · sk protidemokratický (opposed to the tenets of democracy) · pt antidemocrático (opposed to the tenets of democracy) · sv antidemokratisk (opposed to the tenets of democracy) · cs protidemokratický (opposed to the tenets of democracy) · fr antidémocratique (opposed to the tenets of democracy) · kmr dijdemokratîk (opposed to the tenets of democracy) · ca antidemocràtic (opposed to the tenets of democracy) · nl antidemocratisch (opposed to the tenets of democracy) · de antidemokratisch (opposed to the tenets of democracy) · pl antydemokratyczny (opposed to the tenets of democracy)