tyranny

UK /ˈtərəni/ US /ˈtɪəɹəni/

noun 5

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(noun.)

ADJ

petty

VERB + TYRANNY

be freed from, overthrow

impose

The strict rules at the school imposed a tyranny that made students unhappy.

PREP

~ over

The dictator's tyranny over the small nation lasted for nearly thirty years.

Definitions

noun

A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.

The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.

Absolute power, or its use.

A system of government in which power is exercised on behalf of the ruler or ruling class, without regard to the wishes of the governed.

He that with ſhepheards and a litle ſpoyle, Durſt in diſdaine of wrong and tyrannie, Defend his freedome gainſt a Monarchie: What will he doe ſupported by a king?

Control, dispossession, violence, and tyranny are not “defensive”: they are part of an organized, ongoing aggression.

Extreme severity or rigour.

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Synonyms

noun — a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dicta

dictatorship
absolutism
authoritarianism
caesarism
despotism
monocracy
shogunate

noun — dominance through threat of punishment and violence

absolutism
despotism

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He that with ſhepheards and a litle ſpoyle, Durſt in diſdaine of wrong and tyrannie, Defend his freedome gainſt a Monarchie: What will he doe ſupported by a king?

Wiktionary

Control, dispossession, violence, and tyranny are not “defensive”: they are part of an organized, ongoing aggression.

Wiktionary

People in the country were living under a tyranny.

Tatoeba · #47893

I will be reminded of tyranny and cruelty, if Nero is said.

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People will always resist tyranny.

Tatoeba · #270469

Under the reign of tyranny, innocent people were deprived of their citizenship.

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