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Americans were outraged and horrified by this president's reckless spending and his endless assaults on the Constitution, but no issue drove them to rise up and fight back like Obamacare - both the abominable legislative monstrosity itself and the tyrannical, corrupt manner by which Obama crammed it through the legislative process.
David Limbaugh

Meaning of "tyrannical" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TYRANNICAL

tyrannical  [tɪˈrænɪkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TYRANNICAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tyrannical is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TYRANNICAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tyrant

A tyrant, in its modern English usage, is a ruler of a horrible and oppressive character who is an absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution, and/or one who has usurped legitimate sovereignty. A tyrant usually controls almost everything. The original Greek term, however, merely meant an authoritarian sovereign without reference to character, bearing no pejorative connotation during the Archaic and early Classical periods, though it was clearly a bad word to Plato, and on account of the decisive influence of political philosophy its negative connotations only increased down into the Hellenistic period. Plato and Aristotle define a tyrant as, "one who rules without law, looks to his own advantage rather than that of his subjects, and uses extreme and cruel tactics—against his own people as well as others". During the seventh and sixth centuries BC, tyranny was often looked upon as an intermediate stage between narrow oligarchy and more democratic forms of polity. However, in the late fifth and fourth centuries, a new kind of tyrant, the military dictator, arose, specifically in Sicily.

Definition of tyrannical in the English dictionary

The definition of tyrannical in the dictionary is characteristic of or relating to a tyrant or to tyranny; oppressive.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TYRANNICAL


aeromechanical
ˌɛərəʊmɪˈkænɪkəl
biomechanical
ˌbaɪəʊmɪˈkænɪkəl
botanical
ˌbəˈtænɪkəl
Brahmanical
ˌbrɑːˈmænɪkəl
electromechanical
ɪˌlɛktrəʊmɪˈkænɪkəl
galvanical
ɡælˈvænɪkəl
geobotanical
ˌdʒiːəʊbəˈtænɪkəl
hydromechanical
ˌhaɪdrəʊmɪˈkænɪkəl
mechanical
mɪˈkænɪkəl
nonmechanical
ˌnɒnmɪˈkænɪkəl
palaeobotanical
ˌpælɪəʊbəˈtænɪkəl
panicle
ˈpænɪkəl
pannicle
ˈpænɪkəl
pannikel
ˈpænɪkəl
photomechanical
ˌfəʊtəʊmɪˈkænɪkəl
puritanical
ˌpjʊərɪˈtænɪkəl
sanicle
ˈsænɪkəl
satanical
səˈtænɪkəl
talismanical
ˌtælɪzˈmænɪkəl
unmechanical
ˌʌnmɪˈkænɪkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TYRANNICAL

tyran
tyranness
tyrannic
tyrannically
tyrannicalness
tyrannicidal
tyrannicide
tyrannies
tyrannis
tyrannise
tyranniser
tyrannize
tyrannizer
tyrannosaur
tyrannosaurus
tyrannous
tyrannously
tyrannousness
tyranny
tyrant

WORDS THAT END LIKE TYRANNICAL

arsenical
biotechnical
canonical
chemical
chronical
clinical
conical
cynical
dominical
ecumenical
electrotechnical
ethnical
ethnobotanical
finical
geotechnical
nonclinical
polytechnical
preclinical
subclinical
technical
Xenical

Synonyms and antonyms of tyrannical in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TYRANNICAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tyrannical» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tyrannical

Translation of «tyrannical» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TYRANNICAL

Find out the translation of tyrannical to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tyrannical from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tyrannical» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

强横
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tiránica
570 millions of speakers

English

tyrannical
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अत्याचारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مستبدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тираническим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tirânico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অত্যাচারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tyrannique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tyrannisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

専制的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

폭군
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tyrannical
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tàn bạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொடுங்கோல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जुलुमदार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zalim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tirannico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

despotyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тиранічним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tiranic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τυραννική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tiranniese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tyrannisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tyrannisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tyrannical

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TYRANNICAL»

The term «tyrannical» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.728 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TYRANNICAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tyrannical

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10 QUOTES WITH «TYRANNICAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tyrannical.
1
Bob Balaban
And I think being a good director is being able to be completely tyrannical and you've got to be an absolute dictator while at the same time, you have to listen and see everything because it can all change on a dime.
2
John C. Calhoun
The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but the Government of the strongest interests; and when not efficiently checked, it is the most tyrannical and oppressive that can be devised.
3
John Carter
Singling out political opponents for working against the ruling party is precisely the tactic of every tyrannical government from Red China to Venezuela. The first step in the process is creating unfounded public suspicion of political opponents, followed by arresting and jailing any who continue speaking against the regime.
4
Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Unfortunately, writing and reporting the truth is not allowed under Castro's tyrannical dictatorship.
5
Henry George
The methods by which a trade union can alone act, are necessarily destructive; its organization is necessarily tyrannical.
6
Gary Hamel
The real damper on employee engagement is the soggy, cold blanket of centralized authority. In most companies, power cascades downwards from the CEO. Not only are employees disenfranchised from most policy decisions, they lack even the power to rebel against egocentric and tyrannical supervisors.
7
Wadah Khanfar
When the Islamic revolution began in 1979 under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, it aroused considerable admiration in the Arab street. It presented a model of organised popular action that deposed one of the region's most tyrannical regimes. The people of the region discerned in this revolution new hope for freedom and change.
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David Limbaugh
Americans were outraged and horrified by this president's reckless spending and his endless assaults on the Constitution, but no issue drove them to rise up and fight back like Obamacare - both the abominable legislative monstrosity itself and the tyrannical, corrupt manner by which Obama crammed it through the legislative process.
9
Sylvia Plath
Poetry, I feel, is a tyrannical discipline. You've got to go so far so fast in such a small space; you've got to burn away all the peripherals.
10
Maximilien Robespierre
Any law which violates the inalienable rights of man is essentially unjust and tyrannical; it is not a law at all.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TYRANNICAL»

Discover the use of tyrannical in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tyrannical and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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William of Ockham: A Short Discourse on Tyrannical Government
The Short Discourse is a passionate but compelling statement of Ockham's position on the most fundamental political problem of the medieval period.
William of Ockham, Arthur Stephen McGrade, 1992
2
The Tyrannical Child
This is an interesting and informative account of the isolation that Chadwick felt. The story takes a bizarre twist which leaves our author on remand and awaiting his fate.
A D Chadwick, 2011
3
Educational Management
He emphasized that such affects could trigger a vicious circle that sustains the tyrannical behavior. For example, the exercise of power may induce a manager to do the following: attribute subordinates' success to himself or herself, develop an ...
Harry Tomlinson, 2004
4
Immigration Under the Tyrannical Rule
Also this book shows how Saimon Hassan Ali spent most of his sad life under the rule of that regime. Saimon wrote this story which took fifteen months and Mr. Oilshad, who lives in Birkenhead town, near to Liverpool, UK helped him a lot.
Simon Hasan Ali, 2007
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The Republic: The Comprehensive Student Edition
OUTLINE OF THE ARGUMENT I. 571a-576a: The Tyrannical Man A. 571b-572b: Appetites and pleasures while awake and while dreaming 1. 571c-d: Appetites which wake up during sleep 2. 571d-572b: How to prepare for a good night's ...
Plato, Andrea Tschemplik, 2005
6
Tyrannical Libertymen. A discourse upon Negro-Slavery in the ...
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United States, 1795
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A History of Greek Philosophy: Volume 4, Plato: The Man and ...
Given these premises, the arguments of a Polus or Callicles become irrelevant, and the question whether justice or injustice makes for happiness is no longer in doubt.2 Unhappiness of the tyrannical man (5j6c-58oc). Taking the tyrannical ...
W. K. C. Guthrie, William Keith Chambers Guthrie, 1986
8
Great Leaders, Great Tyrants?: Contemporary Views of World ...
Profiles fifty-two major world leaders throughout history and examines the creative and tyrannical aspects of the exercise of power.
Arnold Blumberg, 1995
9
On Tyranny
The "tyrannical" teaching— the teaching which expounds the view that a case can be made for beneficent tyranny, and even for a beneficent tyranny which was originally established by force or fraud- has then a purely theoretical meaning.
Leo Strauss, Victor Gourevitch, Michael S. Roth, 1991
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When Leadership Goes Wrong: Destructive Leadership, ...
Tyrannical leadership behavior is manifested when a leader combines pro- organizational and anti-subordinate behaviors. Being pro-organizational, these leaders may behave in accordance with the legitimate goals, tasks, and strategies of ...
Birgit Schyns, Tiffany Hansbrough, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TYRANNICAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tyrannical is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bozell On IRS Scandal: 'A Tyrannical Administration Using Stalinist …
The president of the Media Research Center, Brent Bozell, came out swinging Thursday in response to the revelations — uncovered by the watchdog Judicial ... «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
2
Political Correctness: Tyranny Of The Mind
And tyranny can come in many shapes and forms. There are tyrannical Jews, tyrannical homosexuals, tyrannical politicians, tyrannical Catholics, tyrannical ... «Western Journalism, May 15»
3
Five years later: America just learning 'tyrannical' secrets of …
“Wisconsin offers an ominous lesson in how a tyrannical government can fester with arrogant prosecutors, passive politicians and a media establishment that ... «Watchdog.org, May 15»
4
Internet's 'hive mind' vs. world's tyrannical regimes
Two new online ventures are giving oppressive regimes even more reason to fear the Web. By Oded Yaron | Apr. 11, 2015 | 9:01 PM | 1 ... «Haaretz, Apr 15»
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Anthony Hopkins & Ian McKellen Talk Tyrannical Directors, State Of …
I was on The Dresser set last week, speaking with the principals on such diverse topics as Hopkins' distaste for theater acting thanks to “tyrannical directors” and ... «Deadline.com, Mar 15»
6
The Tyranny of the Forced Smile
There's something a touch tyrannical about this condition. Our Protestant work ethic has blended with contemporary notions of self-actualization to create a ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
7
Routine prayer in Tennessee Senate turns against "tyrannical
I pray for the people of Tennessee who have been so downtrodden by the wicked courts from on high; that they have been subject to tyrannical judiciary. «Chattanooga Times Free Press, Feb 15»
8
Enough of Germany's Tyrannical Austerity
The European Union can see a ribbon of the light of dawn upon the horizon. Years of trudging through an economic slough of despond, guarded by German ... «Truthdig, Jan 15»
9
CBC executive calls Ghomeshi 'egomaniacal' and 'tyrannical'
One of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's most senior executives says its managers' efforts to rein in Jian Ghomeshi, a popular radio host who she said ... «The Globe and Mail, Nov 14»
10
Unveiling the Tactics (and Tantrums) of Tyrannical Feminists
Ours is an age of tyrannical feminists. Using shrill voices, dialed up to the highest pitch possible, these women warn of impending catastrophe from anything that ... «Catholic World Report, Jul 14»

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