Definitions for tyrannical
tɪˈræn ɪ kəl, taɪ-tyran·ni·cal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannousadjective

   marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

   "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights"

2. authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannicaladjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tyrannicaladjective

   Of, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant.

2. tyrannicaladjective

   Despotic, oppressive or authoritarian.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tyrannical, Tyrannicknoun

   Suiting a tyrant; acting like a tyrant; cruel; despotick; imperious.

   Etymology: tyrannus, Latin; tyrannique, French; τυϱαννιϰὸς.

   Charge him home that affects
   Tyrannic power. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   You have contriv’d to take
   From Rome all season’d office, and to wind
   Yourself into a power tyrannical. William Shakespeare.

   Domitian had been tyrannical; and in his time many noble houses were overthrown by false accusations. Francis Bacon.

   Our sects a more tyrannick power assume,
   And would for scorpions change the rods of Rome. Wentworth Dillon.

   Subdue and quell, o’er all the earth,
   Brute violence, and proud tyrannick pow’r. John Milton.

   If the spirit of a subject be rebellious, in a prince it will be tyrannical and intolerable. Taylor.

   She hath recourse
   To tears and prayers, again she feels the smart
   Of a fresh wound from the tyrannick dart. John Denham.

   And by the nobles, by his commons curst,
   Th’ oppressor rul’d tyrannick where he durst;
   Stretch’d o’er the poor and church his iron rod,
   And treats alike his vassals and his God. Alexander Pope.

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1. tyrannical

   A tyrant (from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos) 'absolute ruler'), in the modern English usage of the word, is an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law, or one who has usurped a legitimate ruler's sovereignty. Often portrayed as cruel, tyrants may defend their positions by resorting to repressive means. The original Greek term meant an absolute sovereign who came to power without constitutional right, yet the word had a neutral connotation during the Archaic and early Classical periods. However, Greek philosopher Plato saw tyrannos as a negative word, and on account of the decisive influence of philosophy on politics, Plato deemed tyranny the “fourth and worst disorder of a state.” Tyrants lack “the very faculty that is the instrument of judgment”—reason. The tyrannical man is enslaved because the best part of him (reason) is enslaved, and likewise, the tyrannical state is enslaved, because it too lacks reason and order. Its negative connotations only increased, continuing into the Hellenistic period.The philosophers Plato and Aristotle defined a tyrant as a person who rules without law, using extreme and cruel methods against both his own people and others. The Encyclopédie defined the term as a usurper of sovereign power who makes "his subjects the victims of his passions and unjust desires, which he substitutes for laws". In the late fifth and fourth centuries BC, a new kind of tyrant, one who had the support of the military, arose – specifically in Sicily.

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1. tyrannical

   Tyrannical refers to exercising power in a cruel, oppressive, harsh, or authoritarian manner. It typically describes rules or governments that are unjust and use their authority or control to harm or suppress people. The term can also be used to describe a person demonstrating such cruel, oppressive behavior. It is often associated with despotism and dictatorship.

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1. Tyrannicaladjective

   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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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tyrannical in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tyrannical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of tyrannical in a Sentence

1. Bella Thorne:

   It’s a heartless move that deeply saddens me and motivates me to want to do even more me to fight to bring democracy to Cuba. I hold the tyrannical thugs in power accountable for this decision and the wave of brutal suffering it will inflict on the Cuban people who only want to be free like you and I are as Americans.

2. Marco Rubio:

   Cuba is a brutal, tyrannical dictatorship 90 miles from the shore of our country.

3. Phil Trieb:

   [I]f we won’t choose to pay the price of liberty, then by default we shall suffer the cost of servitude -- whether it be the iron chains of a tyrannical oligarchy or the regulatory chains of unelected, faceless bureaucrats. When we witness our neighbors abused by tyrants, will we skulk away and hope we’re not next? Or will we stand by them and challenge -- as freedom-loving Americans -- the tyranny of lawless leaders.

4. Emiliano Zapata:

   Seek justice from tyrannical governments not with your hat in your hand but a rifle in your fist

5. House Speaker John Boehner:

   The administration's decree to unilaterally expand federal authority is a raw and tyrannical power grab that will crush jobs, these leaders know firsthand that the rule is being shoved down the throats of hardworking people with no input, and places landowners, small businesses, farmers, and manufacturers on the road to a regulatory and economic hell.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tyrannical
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tyrannical
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tyrannical
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannical
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tyrannical