ty·rant (t  r nt)n. 1. An absolute ruler who governs without restrictions. 2. A ruler who exercises power in a harsh, cruel manner. 3. An oppressive, harsh, arbitrary person. [Middle English, from Old French, alteration of tyran, from Latin tyrannus, from Greek turannos.] |
tyrant [ˈtaɪrənt]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who governs oppressively, unjustly, and arbitrarily; despot
2. any person who exercises authority in a tyrannical manner
3. anything that exercises tyrannical influence
4. (Historical Terms) (esp in ancient Greece) a ruler whose authority lacked the sanction of law or custom; usurper
[from Old French tyrant, from Latin tyrannus, from Greek turannos]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  tyrant - a cruel and oppressive dictator czar - a person having great power |
| 2. |  tyrant - in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it | |
| 3. |  tyrant - any person who exercises power in a cruel way; "his father was a tyrant" |
tyrant
noun dictator, bully, authoritarian, Big Brother, oppressor, control freak, despot, autocrat, absolutist, martinet, slave-driver, Hitler Since 1804 the country has been mostly ruled by tyrants.
Quotations
"The hand of vengeance found the bed"
"To which the purple tyrant fled;"
"The iron hand crushed the tyrant's head,"
"And became a tyrant in his stead" [William Blake The Grey Monk]
"Tyrants seldom want pretexts" [Edmund Burke letter to a Member of the National Assembly]
"Nature has left this tincture in the blood,"
"That all men would be tyrants if they could" [Daniel Defoe The History of the Kentish Petition]
"When he laughed, respectable senators burst with laughter,"
"And when he cried the little children died in the streets" [W.H. Auden Epitaph on a Tyrant]
"The hand of vengeance found the bed"
"To which the purple tyrant fled;"
"The iron hand crushed the tyrant's head,"
"And became a tyrant in his stead" [William Blake The Grey Monk]
"Tyrants seldom want pretexts" [Edmund Burke letter to a Member of the National Assembly]
"Nature has left this tincture in the blood,"
"That all men would be tyrants if they could" [Daniel Defoe The History of the Kentish Petition]
"When he laughed, respectable senators burst with laughter,"
"And when he cried the little children died in the streets" [W.H. Auden Epitaph on a Tyrant]
Translations
tyrant [ˈtaɪrənt] N → tirano/a m/f
tyrant
n (lit, fig) → Tyrann(in) m(f)
n tyrant [ˈtairənt]
a cruel and unjust ruler The people suffered under foreign tyrants. tiran مُسْتَبِد، ظالِم، طاغِيَه، جائِر деспот tyran tyran der/die Tyrann(in) τύραννος tirano türann حاکم مستبد؛ ظالم tyranni tyran עָרִיץ निरंकुश शासक tiranin, despot zsarnok tirani harðstjóri tiranno 暴君 독재 tironas, despotas tirāns orang yg zalim tiran tyrann tyran tirano tiran тиран tyran, despota tiran tiranin tyrann ผู้ปกครองที่เผด็จการ zorba 專制統治者, 暴君 тиран; деспот ظالم حکمراں bạo chúa 专制统治者, 暴君
adj tyrannical [tiˈrӕnikəl]
of or like a tyrant a tyrannical ruler; His actions were tyrannous. tirannies إسْتِبْدادي، مُتَجَبِّر، طاغٍ деспотичен tyranský tyrannisk tyrannisch τυραννικός tiránico türanlik ستمگر؛ خودکامه tyrannimainen tyrannique רוֹדָנִי अन्यायी tiranski, despotski zsarnok kejam harðstjórnar- tirannico 圧制の 폭군적인, 전제적인 tironiškas, despotiškas, negailestingas tirānisks zalim tiranniek tyrannisk tyrański, bezwzględny tiranico tiranic деспотичный tyranský, krutovládny tiranski tiranski tyrannisk เกี่ยวกับทรราชย์ zalimane 暴君的，專制的, 殘暴的 тиранічний, деспотичний ظالم، ظالمانہ bạo ngược 暴君的，专制的, 残暴的
adv tyˈrannically, ˈtyrannously
tirannies بصورةٍ إسْتِبداديَّه أو طاغِيَه деспотично tyransky tyranniskt tyrannisch τυραννικά tiránicamente türanlikult بطور ظالمانه؛ بطور مستبدانه tyrannimaisesti tyranniquement בְּצוּרָה רוֹדָנִית निरंकुशता से, क्रूरता से tiranski, despotski zsarnokian secara kejam með harðstjórn tirannicamente 圧制的に 포악하게 tironiškai, negailestingai tirāniski dgn zalim tiranniek tyrannisk okrutnie, bezwzględnie tiranicamente (în mod) tiranic деспотично tyransky tiransko tiranski tyranniskt อย่างเผด็จการ zalimce 專制地 тиранічно, деспотично ظالمانہ طور پر bạo ngược 专制地
v tyrannize, tyrannise [ˈti-]
to rule or treat (a person or people) cruelly and unjustly He tyrannizes his family. onderdruk يَسْتَبِدُّ، يَظْلُم، يَطْغى потискам tyranizovat tyrannisere tyrannisieren καταδυναστεύω tiranizar türanniseerima ظلم کردن tyrannisoida tyranniser לִרדוֹת ב- निरंकुश शासन करना, अत्याचार करना tiranizirati, tlačiti zsarnokoskodik vkivel memperlakukan dengan kejam kúga, beita harðstjórn tirannizzare しいたげる 확대하다 despotiškai valdyti, tironiškai/žiauriai elgtis su tiranizēt menzalimi als een tiran regeren tyrannisere tyranizować tiranizar a tiraniza тиранить tyranizovať, násilne vládnuť tiranizirati tiranisati tyrannisera ปกครองแบบกดขี่ zulmetmek 施行暴政 тиранити بے رحمي سے پيش آنا hành hạ, cai trị 施行暴政
n tyranny [ˈti-]
an action, or the method of ruling, of a tyrant People will always resist tyranny. onderdrukking حُكْم الطُّغْيان، حُكْم إسْتِبدادي деспотизъм tyranie tyranni die Tyrannei τυραννία tiranía türannia استبداد؛ ستمگری tyrannia tyrannie רוֹדָנוּת तानाशाही, न्याय tiranija, despotstvo zsarnokság tirani harðstjórn tirannia 専制政治 폭정 tironija, žiaurumas tirānija kezaliman tirannie tyranni tyrania tirania tiranie тирания tyrania, diktatúra tiranija tiranija tyranni, förtryck ผู้ปกครองซึ่งกดขี่ zulüm 暴政 тиранія, деспотизм ظلم sự bạo ngược 暴政
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