tyranny

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɪɹəni/

Noun

tyranny

1. A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government.
2. The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
3. Absolute power, or its use.
4. 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.
5. Extreme severity or rigour.

Synonyms

• (government) autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, monarchy

Related terms

• tyrant

Translations

• French: tyrannie
• German: Tyrannenherrschaft, Tyrannei
• Italian: tirannide
• Portuguese: tirania
• Russian: тирани́я
• Spanish: tiranía

Translations

• Italian: tirannide
• Portuguese: tirania
• Russian: тирани́я

Translations

• German: Tyrannei
• Italian: tirannia
• Portuguese: tirania
• Russian: тирани́я
• Spanish: tiranía

Translations

• German: Tyrannei
• Italian: tirannia
• Portuguese: tirania
• Russian: тирани́я

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