tyranny
A government in which a single ruler has absolute power, or this system of governmentA government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.
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» The people revolted against the tyranny.
Народ восстал против тирании. — Balamax
Народ повстав проти тиранії. — shanghainese
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5 senses(countable, uncountable)A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.
Tyrannenherrschaft, Tyrannei
тирани́яtiraníja
тирані́яtyraníja
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
(countable, uncountable)The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
тирани́яtiraníja
(countable, uncountable)Absolute power, or its use.
Tyrannei
тирани́яtiraníja
(countable, uncountable)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.
(countable, uncountable)Extreme severity or rigour.
Tyrannei
тирани́яtiraníja
Examples
35 sentencesThe people revolted against the tyranny.
Народ повстав проти тиранії. — shanghainese
ruНарод восстал против тирании. — Balamax
Tyranny is everywhere.
Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.
Welcome to the era of algorithmic tyranny.
People are tired of chaos and tyranny.
ruЛюди устали от хаоса и произвола. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English tirannye, from Old French tyrannie, from Medieval Latin tyraInherited from Middle English tirannye, from Old French tyrannie, from Medieval Latin tyrannia, tyrania, from Ancient Greek τυραννία (turannía, “tyranny”), from τύραννος (túrannos, “lord, master, sovereign, tyrant”).
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Forms
plural: tyranniesSynonyms
13 synonyms- dominance through threat of punishment and violence:absolutismdespotism
- a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.):dictatorshipabsolutismauthoritarianismCaesarismdespotismmonocracyone-man ruleshogunate
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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