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tyr·an·ny
(tĭr′ə-nē)n.pl.tyr·an·nies1. Unjust or oppressive governmental power: 'He tended to see the Crown as the benign center of the empire and Parliament as the malevolent source of tyranny'(Gordon S. Wood).
2. A government in which a single ruler is vested with absolute power: people liberated from a brutal tyranny.
3. The office, authority, or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler: Pisistratus held the tyranny of Athens.
4. a. The oppressive or unjust use of power: parental tyranny.
b. A tyrannical act: refused to submit to her husband's tyrannies.
5. An oppressive or harshly limiting condition: the tyranny of social expectations.
[Middle English tyrannie, from Old French, from Late Latin tyrannia, from Greek turanniā, from turannos, tyrant.]
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tyranny
(ˈtɪrənɪTyranny Of The Majority
) n, pl-nies1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)b. similarly oppressive and unjust government by more than one person
2. arbitrary, unreasonable, or despotic behaviour or use of authority: the teacher's tyranny.
3. any harsh discipline or oppression: the tyranny of the clock.
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a political unit ruled by a tyrant
5. (Historical Terms) (esp in ancient Greece) government by a usurper
[C14: from Old French tyrannie, from Medieval Latin tyrannia, from Latin tyrannus tyrant]
ˈtyrannouslyadv
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tyr•an•ny
(ˈtɪr ə ni)n.,
pl. -nies. 1. arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority.
3. a state ruled by a tyrant.
5. undue severity or harshness.
[1325–75; < Old French < Medieval Latin tyrannia= Latin tyrann(us)tyrant + -ia-y3]
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tyranny
A form of government in which a single ruler holds absolute power.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
| Noun | 1. | tyranny - a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, absolutism autocracy, autarchy - a political system governed by a single individual police state - a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police) |
| 2. | tyranny - dominance through threat of punishment and violence ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, dominance, control - the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; 'her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her' |
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tyranny
nounoppression, cruelty, dictatorship, authoritarianism, reign of terror, despotism, autocracy, absolutism, coercion, high-handedness, harsh discipline, unreasonableness, imperiousness, peremptorinessI'm the sole victim of her tyranny.understanding, democracy, ease, mercy, relaxation, tolerance, leniency, laxity, liberality
Quotations
'Tyranny is always better organised than freedom' [Charles Péguy Basic Verities]
'Tyranny is always better organised than freedom' [Charles Péguy Basic Verities]
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
tyranny
noun1. A government in which a single leader or party exercises absolute control over all citizens and every aspect of their lives:absolutism, autarchy, autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy.
2. Absolute power, especially when exercised unjustly or cruelly:autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, totalitarianism.
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tyranie
türannia
tiranija
harîstjórn
tiranijaтиранија
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
tyranny
n (lit, fig) → Tyranneif, → Tyrannenherrschaftf; he ruled by tyranny → er führte eine Tyrannenherrschaft
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tyrant
(ˈtairənt) noun a cruel and unjust ruler. The people suffered under foreign tyrants. tiran مُسْتَبِد، ظالِم، طاغِيَه، جائِر деспот tirano tyran der/die Tyrann(in) tyran τύραννοςtirano türann حاکم مستبد؛ ظالم tyranni tyranעריץ निरंकुश शासक tiranin, despot zsarnok tirani harðstjóri tiranno 暴君 독재 tironas, despotas tirāns orang yg zalim tirantyrann tyran ظالم ، ظالم حاکم tirano tiran тиран tyran, despota tiran tiranin tyrann ผู้ปกครองที่เผด็จการ zorba 專制統治者，暴君 тиран; деспот ظالم حکمراں bạo chúa 专制统治者，暴君
tyrannical (tiˈrӕnikəl) adjective , tyrannous (ˈtirənəs) of or like a tyrant. a tyrannical ruler; His actions were tyrannous. tirannies إسْتِبْدادي، مُتَجَبِّر، طاغٍ деспотичен tirânico tyranský tyrannisch tyrannisk τυραννικόςtiránico türanlik ستمگر؛ خودکامه tyrannimainen tyranniqueרודני अन्यायी tiranski, despotski zsarnok kejam harðstjórnar- tirannico 圧制の 폭군적인, 전제적인 tironiškas, despotiškas, negailestingas tirānisks zalim tiranniektyrannisk tyrański, bezwzględny ستمګر tiranico tiranic деспотичный tyranský, krutovládny tiranski tiranski tyrannisk เกี่ยวกับทรราชย์ zalimane 暴君的，專制的，殘暴的 тиранічний, деспотичний ظالم، ظالمانہ bạo ngược 暴君的，专制的，残暴的
tyˈrannically, ˈtyrannously tirannies بصورةٍ إسْتِبداديَّه أو طاغِيَه деспотично tiranicamente tyransky tyrannisch tyranniskt τυραννικά tiránicamente türanlikult بطور ظالمانه؛ بطور مستبدانه tyrannimaisesti tyranniquement בְּצוּרָה רוֹדָנִית निरंकुशता से, क्रूरता से tiranski, despotski zsarnokian secara kejam með harðstjórn tirannicamente 圧制的に 폭압적으로 tironiškai, negailestingai tirāniski dgn zalim tiranniektyrannisk okrutnie, bezwzględnie په ظالمانه توګه tiranicamente (în mod) tiranic деспотично tyransky tiransko tiranski tyranniskt อย่างเผด็จการ zalimce 專制地 тиранічно, деспотично ظالمانہ طور پر bạo ngược 专制地
tyrannize, tyrannise (ˈti-) verb to rule or treat (a person or people) cruelly and unjustly. He tyrannizes his family. onderdruk يَسْتَبِدُّ، يَظْلُم، يَطْغى потискам tiranizar tyranizovat tyrannisieren tyrannisere καταδυναστεύωtiranizar türanniseerima ظلم کردن tyrannisoida tyranniser לִרדוֹת ב- निरंकुश शासन करना, अत्याचार करना tiranizirati, tlačiti zsarnokoskodik vkivel memperlakukan dengan kejam kúga, beita harðstjórn tirannizzare しいたげる 확대하다 despotiškai valdyti, tironiškai/žiauriai elgtis su tiranizēt menzalimi als een tiran regeren tyrannisere tyranizować ظلم کول tiranizar a tiraniza тиранить tyranizovať, násilne vládnuť tiranizirati tiranisati tyrannisera ปกครองแบบกดขี่ zulmetmek 施行暴政 тиранити بے رحمي سے پيش آنا hành hạ, cai trị 施行暴政
ˈtyranny (ˈti-Tyranny Synonyms
) nounTyranny Definition
an action, or the method of ruling, of a tyrant. People will always resist tyranny. onderdrukking حُكْم الطُّغْيان، حُكْم إسْتِبدادي деспотизъм tirania tyranie die Tyrannei tyranni τυραννίαtiranía türannia استبداد؛ ستمگری tyrannia tyrannie רוֹדָנוּת तानाशाही, न्याय tiranija, despotstvo zsarnokság tirani harðstjórn tirannia 専制政治 폭정 tironija, žiaurumas tirānija kezaliman tirannietyrannityrania استبداد ، ظلم tirania tiranie тирания tyrania, diktatúra tiranija tiranija tyranni, förtryck การปกครองซึ่งกดขี่ zulüm 暴政 тиранія, деспотизм ظلم sự bạo ngược 暴政
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