tyranny

tyranny is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The government or authority of a tyrant; a country governed by an absolute ruler; hence, arbitrary or despotic exercise of power; exercise of power over subjects and others with a rigor not authorized by law or justice, or not requisite for the purposes of government. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 13 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The government or authority of a tyrant; a country governed by an absolute ruler; hence, arbitrary or despotic exercise of power; exercise of power over subjects and others with a rigor not authorized by law or justice, or not requisite for the purposes of government.
2. noun. Cruel government or discipline; as, the tyranny of a schoolmaster.
3. noun. Severity; rigor; inclemency.
4. noun. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

   Synonyms: absolutism, caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, shogunate, stalinism, totalitarianism

5. noun. dominance through threat of punishment and violence

   Synonyms: absolutism, despotism

Synonyms

absolutism, caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, shogunate, stalinism, totalitarianism

Common word forms

tyrannies

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