tyranny
Meaning of tyranny
noun
- A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government.
- 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.
- Extreme severity or rigour.
Information about tyranny
- It is a name.
- The plural form of tyranny is: tyrannies.
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Hyphenation of tyranny
tyranny
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- tyranny is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
tyranny synonyms
Meaning dictatorship:
dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism
Meaning absolutism:
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Translation of tyranny
- Spanish: dictadura, tiranía, despotismo
- French: despotisme
- Italian: dispotismo
- Portuguese: despotismo
Words that rhyme with tyranny
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