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TYRANNICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
Example:
a tyrannical government
Synonyms:
authoritarian; autocratic; despotic; dictatorial; tyrannic; tyrannical
Classified under:
Similar:
undemocratic (not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals)
Derivation:
tyranny (dominance through threat of punishment and violence)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
Example:
tyrannous disregard of human rights
Synonyms:
oppressive; tyrannical; tyrannous
Classified under:
Similar:
domineering (tending to domineer)
Derivation:
tyranny (dominance through threat of punishment and violence)
