Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - tyrannical
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Tyrannical
tyrannical
1. If you describe someone as tyrannical, you mean that they are severe or unfair towards the people that they have authority over. He killed his tyrannical father with a blow to the head... ADJ 2. If you describe a government or organization as tyrannical, you mean that it acts without considering the wishes of its people and treats them cruelly or unfairly. ...one of the world’s most oppressive and tyrannical regimes. ADJ
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1.
also tyrannic adjective Etymology: Latin tyrannicus, from Greek tyrannikos, from tyrannos tyrant Date: 15th century being or characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny ; despotic ~ rule a ~ ruler • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 acting like a tyrant; imperious, arbitrary. 2 given to or characteristic of tyranny. Derivatives tyrannically adv. Etymology: OF tyrannique f. L tyrannicus f. Gk turannikos (as TYRANT) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
1. тиранический; деспотичный; властный tyrannical dynasty —- тираническая династия ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ adj 1 behaving in a cruel and unfair way towards someone you have power over (a tyrannical father) 2 tyrannical rules or laws etc are based on a system in which a single ruler uses their power unfairly (the tyrannical laws relating to debtors) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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