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Definition of tyrannical adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tyrannical

adjective
 
/tɪˈrænɪkl/
 
/tɪˈrænɪkl/
(also formal tyrannous
 
/ˈtɪrənəs/
 
/ˈtɪrənəs/
)
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  1. using power or authority over people in an unfair and cruel way synonym autocratic, dictatorial
    • tyrannical power
    • a tyrannical government
    • He was brought up by a cruel and tyrannical father.
    • His reputation as a tyrannical captain made it hard to find a crew.
    • At times she was tyrannical at home.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryTyrannical is used with these nouns:
    • regime
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Old French tyrannique, via Latin from Greek turannikos, from turannos.
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