tyrant
To act like a tyrant; to be tyrannicalTo act like a tyrant; to be tyrannical.
» People don't want to be ruled by a tyrant.
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2 senses(intransitive, obsolete)To act like a tyrant; to be tyrannical.
(obsolete, transitive)To tyrannize.
Examples
42 sentencesPeople don't want to be ruled by a tyrant.
The tyrant kept the people down.
The tyrant's heart melted with compassion.
Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
Algeria doesn't need a new tyrant.
Origin
From Middle English tyraunt, tiraunt, tyrant, tyrante, from Old French tyrant, from the adFrom Middle English tyraunt, tiraunt, tyrant, tyrante, from Old French tyrant, from the addition of a terminal -t to tiran (cp. French tyran) via a back-formation related to the development of French present participles out of the Latin -ans form, from Latin tyrannus (“despot”), from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “usurper, monarch, despot”), of uncertain origin.
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Forms
tyrants, tyranting, tyranted, tyrantedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle