Indeed. It's a very clunky word, not least because it's unclear which syllable to stress. I've variously heard people say both i-dem-PO-tent and i-DEM-po-tent

Indeed. It's a very clunky word, not least because it's unclear which syllable to stress. I've variously heard people say both i-dem-PO-tent and i-DEM-po-tent. (In the latter, the "o" in "po" gets reduced to a schwa.)