Associations to the word «Tyrannical»

Wiktionary

TYRANNICAL, adjective. (not comparable) Of, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant.
TYRANNICAL, adjective. (comparable) Despotic, oppressive or authoritarian.

Dictionary definition

TYRANNICAL, adjective. Marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights".
TYRANNICAL, adjective. 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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