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rabble-rousing

/ˈræb.əl ˌraʊ.zɪŋ/

Translations

rabble-rousingnoun

Used as an uncountable noun for the act or practice of inciting public emotion or disorder.

démagogieDiscours ou pratique visant à exciter les foules de manière polémique.

The newspaper criticized the rally as little more than rabble-rousing.

Le journal a dénoncé le rassemblement comme n’étant guère plus que de la démagogie.

Synonyms

incendiary rhetoric

inflammatory rhetoric

Antonyms

rabble-rousinggerund / present participle

/ˈræb.əl ˌraʊ.zɪŋ/

Used to describe speech, rhetoric, or behavior intended to stir up a crowd or public emotion, often in a provocative or disorderly way.

démagogiqueQui cherche à exciter les foules ou à susciter des émotions collectives de manière polémique.

The politician delivered a rabble-rousing speech that energized the audience.

Le politicien a prononcé un discours démagogique qui a électrisé le public.

Additional translations

provocateurSe dit d’un discours ou d’une attitude qui cherche à provoquer ou à soulever une foule.

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Definitions

rabble-rousingnoun

the act or practice of stirring up public emotion or disorder, especially by provocative speech

The newspaper criticized the rally as little more than rabble-rousing.

rabble-rousinggerund / present participle

intended to stir up public emotion or a crowd, especially in a provocative or disorderly way

The politician delivered a rabble-rousing speech that energized the audience.