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Inflammatory vs Ochlagogue - What's the difference?

inflammatory | ochlagogue |

As nouns the difference between inflammatory and ochlagogue

is that inflammatory is any material that causes inflammation while ochlagogue is (rare) a manipulator of a mob who holds sway by use of inflammatory rhetoric, casting opprobrium, and by appeal to the lowest common denominator generally; an extreme and wholly unscrupulous demagogue; one who practises ochlagogy.

As an adjective inflammatory

is tending to inflame or provoke somebody.

inflammatory

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Tending to inflame or provoke somebody.
  • Causing or caused by inflammation.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Stephen P. Lownie], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/david-m-pelz David M. Pelz
  • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Stents to Prevent Stroke , passage=As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.}}

    Noun

    (inflammatories)
  • Any material that causes inflammation
  • ochlagogue

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) A manipulator of a mob who holds sway by use of inflammatory rhetoric, casting opprobrium, and by appeal to the lowest common denominator generally; an extreme and wholly unscrupulous demagogue; one who practises ochlagogy.
  • * 1931 : Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, and Owen Seaman, Punch , page 310 (Punch Publications Ltd.)
  • Ochlagogue ! What a name for an Irish horse! EVOK.

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