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Tyrannical

//təˈrænəkəl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Despotic, oppressive, or authoritarian. comparable

    "a tyrannical regime"

Adjective
  1. 1
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty wordnet
  2. 2
    marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior wordnet

Etymology

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

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