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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

    Learn the meaning of tyrannical, an adjective that describes something or someone that is like a tyrant or tyranny. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.

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

    Tyrannical means using, showing, or relating to the unfair and cruel use of power over other people in a country, group, etc. See how to use this adjective in sentences and find synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

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

    Tyrannical means unjustly cruel, harsh, or severe; arbitrary or oppressive; despotic. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of this adjective with examples from various sources.

  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 › dictionary › tyrannyTyranny Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : oppressive power. every form of tyranny over the mind of man Thomas Jefferson. especially : oppressive power exerted by government. the tyranny of a police state. 2. a. : a government in which absolute power is vested in a single ruler. especially : one characteristic of an ancient Greek city-state. b.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTYRANNY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Tyranny is a noun that means government by a ruler or small group of people who have unlimited power over the people in their country or state and use it unfairly and cruelly. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms, and usage of tyranny with examples from various sources.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tyrannyTyranny - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    noun. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) synonyms: Caesarism, Stalinism, absolutism, authoritarianism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, totalitarianism. see more. noun. dominance through threat of punishment and violence.