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    ty·ran·ni·cal
    /təˈranəkəl/

    adjective

    • 1. exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way: "her father was portrayed as tyrannical and unloving"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tyrannicTyrannical Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of TYRANNICAL is being or characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny : despotic. How to use tyrannical in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTYRANNICAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    TYRANNICAL definition: 1. using, showing, or relating to the unfair and cruel use of power over other people in a country…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › tyrannicalTYRANNICAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    adjective of or characteristic of a tyrant. unjustly cruel, harsh, or severe; arbitrary or oppressive; despotic: a tyrannical ruler. Synonyms: domineering, imperious, dictatorial tyrannical / tɪˈrænɪkəl; tɪˈrænɪk /

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTYRANNICAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    TYRANNICAL meaning: 1. using, showing, or relating to the unfair and cruel use of power over other people in a country…. Learn more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tyrannicalTyrannical - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of tyrannical. adjective. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty. “a tyrannical government” synonyms: authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, tyrannic. undemocratic. not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals. adjective.

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › tyrannicTYRANNICAL Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for TYRANNICAL: oppressive, authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, domineering, arbitrary, dictatorial, tyrannous; Antonyms of TYRANNICAL: limited, constitutional, lawful, restricted, democratic, restrained, republican, circumscribed.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTYRANNICAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe someone as tyrannical, you mean that they are severe or unfair towards the people that they have authority over. He killed his tyrannical father with a blow to the head. His behavior grew more unpredictable by the day, and increasingly tyrannical.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtyrannical adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    using power or authority over people in an unfair and cruel way synonym autocratic, dictatorial. tyrannical power. a tyrannical government. He was brought up by a cruel and tyrannical father. His reputation as a tyrannical captain made it hard to find a crew. At times she was tyrannical at home. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › tyrannicalTyrannical - definition of tyrannical by The Free Dictionary

    ty·ran·ni·cal. (tĭ-răn′ĭ-kəl, tī-) also ty·ran·nic (-răn′ĭk) adj. 1. Of or relating to a tyrant or tyranny: a tyrannical government. 2. Characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic and oppressive: a tyrannical supervisor. See Synonyms at dictatorial. ty·ran′ni·cal·ly adv.

  11. www.merriam-webstercollegiate.com › dictionary › tyrannicalTyrannical | Definition of tyrannical by Merriam-Webster

    Define tyrannical: using power over people in a way that is cruel and unfair—usage, synonyms, more.