tyrannical

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/təˈrænəkəl/
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/təˈrænəkəl/ · /tiˈrænəkəl/

Definition of tyrannical

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant.
  2. (comparable)Despotic, oppressive, or authoritarian.
    “a tyrannical regime”
    “tyrannical rulers”
    “She met more than a quarter of all the American presidents who have ever lived, five popes, hundreds of national leaders, from the saintly, such as Nelson Mandela, to the tyrannical, including Robert Mugabe and Nicolae Ceausescu[…]”

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Etymology

From Latin tyrannicus + -al; ultimately from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos) (absolute ruler, despot).

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