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1. (adj.) tyrannical
unjustly cruel or severe; arbitrary or oppressive; despotic.
2. tyrannical
of or characteristic of a tyrant.
Etymology: (1530–40; < L tyrannic(us) (< Gk tyrannikós=týrann(os)tyrant+-ikos -ic ) + -al1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannous
marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
"the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights"
2. (adj) authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
"an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"
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1. (adj) tyrannical
of or pertaining to a tyrant; suiting a tyrant; unjustly severe in government; absolute; imperious; despotic; cruel; arbitrary; as, a tyrannical prince; a tyrannical master; tyrannical government
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Sense: of or like a tyrant
a tyrannical ruler; His actions were tyrannous.
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 Afrikaans: tirannies |
 Arabic: إسْتِبْدادي، مُتَجَبِّر، |
 Bulgarian: деспотичен |
 Brazilian: tirânico |
 Czech: tyranský |
 German: tyrannisch |
 Danish: tyrannisk |
 Greek: τυραννικός |
 Spanish: tiránico |
 Estonian: türanlik |
 Farsi: ستمگر؛ خودکامه |
 Finnish: tyrannimainen |
 French: tyrannique |
 Hebrew: רוֹדָנִי |
 Hindi: अन्यायी |
 Croatian: tiranski, despotski |
 Hungarian: zsarnok |
 Indonesian: kejam |
 Icelandic: harðstjórnar- |
 Italian: tirannico |
 Japanese: 圧制の |
 Korean: 폭군적인, 전제적인 |
 Lithuanian: tironiškas, despotiškas, |
 Latvian: tirānisks |
 Malay: zalim |
 Dutch: tiranniek |
 Norwegian: tyrannisk |
 Polish: tyrański, bezwzględny |
 Persian: ستمگر؛ خودکامه |
 Pashto: ستمګر |
 Portuguese: tiranico |
 Romanian: tiranic |
 Russian: деспотичный |
 Slovak: tyranský, krutovládny |
 Slovenian: tiranski |
 Serbian: tiranski |
 Swedish: tyrannisk |
 Thai: เกี่ยวกับทรราชย์ |
 Turkish: zalimane |
 Taiwanese: 暴君的，專制的，殘暴的 |
 Ukrainian: тиранічний, деспотичний |
 Urdu: ظالم، ظالمانہ |
 Vietnamese: bạo ngược |
 Chinese: 暴君的，专制的，残暴的 |
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