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tyranny
[ tir-uh-nee ]
noun
plural tyrannies.
- arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority.
Synonyms: dictatorship, absolutism, despotism
- the government or rule of a tyrant or absolute ruler.
- a state ruled by a tyrant or absolute ruler.
- oppressive or unjustly severe government on the part of any ruler.
- undue severity or harshness.
- a cruel or harsh act or proceeding; an arbitrary, oppressive, or tyrannical action.
tyranny
/ ˈtɪrənɪ /
noun
- government by a tyrant or tyrants; despotism
- similarly oppressive and unjust government by more than one person
- arbitrary, unreasonable, or despotic behaviour or use of authority
the teacher's tyranny
- any harsh discipline or oppression
the tyranny of the clock
- a political unit ruled by a tyrant
- (esp in ancient Greece) government by a usurper
- a tyrannical act
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Derived Forms
- ˈtyrannous, adjective
- ˈtyrannously, adverb
- ˈtyrannousness, noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tyranny1
C14: from Old French tyrannie, from Medieval Latin tyrannia, from Latin tyrannus tyrant
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