Meaning of TYRANNICAL

Pronunciation:			ti'ranikul
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[adj]  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" [adj]  marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights" [adj]  of or relating to or associated with or resembling a dictatorship; "tyrannical suppression of liberty"
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	Synonyms:		authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, domineering, oppressive, tyrannic, tyrannous, undemocratic