tyranny
/ˈtɪəɹəni/noun3 syllables
Tyranny means: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.).
Synonyms for tyranny13
noun, as in a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism
noun, as in dominance through threat of punishment and violence
absolutism, despotism
also used for tyranny
autocracy, absolute monarchy, tyranthood
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What does tyranny mean?2
noun
1
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
2
dominance through threat of punishment and violence
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Tyranny in a sentence
- Under the reign of tyranny, innocent people were deprived of their citizenship.unknown
- People in the country were living under a tyranny.unknown
- Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.Scott
- The country bore the yoke of tyranny for two decades.marcelostockle
- Free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny.Spamster
- How long are you going to tolerate his tyranny?Ergulis
- Islam will remain an impregnable fortress against the tyranny of wokeism.Amastan
- Welcome to the era of the tyranny of algorithms.Amastan
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Forms of tyranny
as a noun
- plural
- tyrannies