despotic
UK/disˈpɒt.ɪk//dɛsˈpɑt.ɪk/
despotic adjective: of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
Adjective
despotic (comparative more despotic, superlative most despotic)
- Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
- This despotic age of the empire ended in a revolt.
- Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.
- The despotic king dissolved the parliament, and took personal control of the country.
- Synonyms:
- bossy and arrogant
despotic meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
despotic in Tamil
- கொடுங்கோல், எதேச்சாதிகாரமான
despotic in Urdu
- despotic, tyrannical
- مطلق العنان mutlaqul-'anān
despotic in Malayalam
- സ്വേച്ഛാനുസരണം വാഴുന്ന, സ്വേച്ഛാധിപതിയായി
Synonyms of despotic
- bossy and arrogant
Forms of despotic
| comparative | more despotic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most despotic |
| alternative form | despotick |
Origin of despotic
From Ancient Greek δεσποτικός (despotikós) via French despotique, equivalent to despot + -ic.
Words formed from despotic
Words that rhyme with despotic
- exotic
- chaotic
- hypnotic
- sclerotic
- homoerotic
- neurotic
- quixotic
- antibiotic
- asymptotic
- biotic
- dicrotic
- ekpyrotic
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- heterotic
- idiotic
- narcotic
- Nilotic
- probiotic
- semiotic
- symbiotic
- amniotic
- anadiplotic
- aponeurotic
- aquatic
- aryepiglottic
- autoerotic
- epiglottic
- erotic
- extraglottic
- glottic
- homeotic
- infraglottic
- intraglottic
- miotic
- osmotic
- paraglottic
- periglottic
- polyglottic
- psittacotic
- subglottic
- supraglottic
- thyroepiglottic
- transglottic
- unhypnotic
Questions about despotic
- What does despotic mean?
- Despotic means of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
- What is despotic in Tamil?
- Despotic in Tamil is கொடுங்கோல், எதேச்சாதிகாரமான. See Despotic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is despotic?
- Despotic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce despotic?
- Despotic is pronounced /disˈpɒt.ɪk/ (UK).
Words near despotic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: despotic (page history and authors); despotic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); مطلق العنان (Urdu) (page history and authors); despotic (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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