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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
imposing one's will on others by threat or force; despotic; oppressive.
The tyrannical king forced the nobles to give up much of their land.Our tyrannical office manager won't even allow us to get a new pencil without asking.- synonyms:
- authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, domineering, Draconian, imperious, oppressive, tyrannous
- similar words:
- absolute, arbitrary, brutal, fascist, hard, high-handed, overbearing, repressive, ruthless, severe, totalitarian
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| definition 2: |
severely and harshly restrictive and controlling; oppressive.
The tyrannical rule of the dictator could not be challenged. |
| related words: |
authoritarian, overbearing |
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| derivations: |
tyrannic (adj.), tyrannically (adv.) |
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