tyrannical
adjective /tɪˈræn.ɪ.kəl/Definition
› using, showing, or relating to the unfair and cruel use of power over other people in a country, group, etc.: a tyrannical leader/regime/political system In the end she left home just to escape the tyrannical rule of her mother.Systems of governmentTreating people or animals badlyInsults and abuseUnkind, cruel and unfeelingViolent or aggressive tyrannically /-i/ adverb Systems of government
(Definition of tyrannical adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a raw deal idiom
- at the hands of sb idiom
- batten on sb phrasal verb
- be heavy on sb idiom
- be put upon phrasal verb
- grind the faces of the poor idiom
- harassment noun
- have your knife into sb idiom
- hell noun
- hit sb where it hurts idiom
- objectification noun
- persecute verb
- persecution noun
- persecutor noun
- pick on sb phrasal verb
- toy with sb/sth phrasal verb
- trample verb (TREAT WITHOUT RESPECT)
- treat sb like dirt idiom
- trespass on/upon sth phrasal verb
- tyrannize verb
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