Search Result:tyrannical
KK Pronunciation
〔 tIˋrænIkL 〕
Pronunciation
〔 tiˊrænikl 〕
Overview of adj tyrannical
The adj tyrannical has 2 senses
- oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannous -- (marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights")
- authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical -- (characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government")