tyranny
noun/ˈtɪrəni/
/ˈtɪrəni/
[uncountable, countable] (plural tyrannies)
- unfair or cruel use of power or authority
- a victim of oppression and tyranny
- The children had no protection against the tyranny of their father.
- the tyrannies of Nazi rule
- (figurative) These days it seems we must all submit to the tyranny of the motor car.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- petty
- brutal
- judicial
- …
- be free of
- be freed from
- escape
- …
- tyranny over
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- the rule of a tyrant; a country under this rule synonym dictatorship
- Any political system refusing to allow dissent becomes a tyranny.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- petty
- brutal
- judicial
- …
- be free of
- be freed from
- escape
- …
- tyranny over
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French tyrannie, from late Latin tyrannia, from Latin turannus, from Greek turannos.
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