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tyrannical

Syllables: tyran·ni·cal/təˈrænəkəl/

tyrannical adjective: of, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant.

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Adjective

tyrannical (comparative more tyrannical, superlative most tyrannical)

  1. (not comparable) Of, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant.
  2. (comparable) Despotic, oppressive, or authoritarian.
    • a tyrannical regime
    • tyrannical rulers

tyrannical meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada

tyrannical in Hindi

despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
अत्याचारी atyācārī, ज़ालिम zālim, ज़ुल्मी zulmī, सितमगर sitamgar, जाबिर jābir, नादिरी nādirī

tyrannical in Urdu

tyrannical, oppressive
زبردست zabardast

tyrannical in Malayalam

സ്വേച്ഛാപ്രഭുത്വപരമായ

tyrannical in Kannada

ನಿರಂಕುಶ, ದಬ್ಬಾಳಿಕೆಯ
More languagesFewer languages
tyrannical in Arabic
ظَالِم ẓālim, غَاشِم ḡāšim

Synonyms of tyrannical

Forms of tyrannical

comparativemore tyrannical
superlativemost tyrannical
alternative formtyrannic

Origin of tyrannical

From Latin tyrannicus + -al; ultimately from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos) (absolute ruler, despot).

Words formed from tyrannical

Words that rhyme with tyrannical

Questions about tyrannical

What does tyrannical mean?
Tyrannical means of, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant.
What is tyrannical in Hindi?
Tyrannical in Hindi is अत्याचारी (atyācārī), ज़ालिम (zālim), ज़ुल्मी (zulmī). See Tyrannical meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is tyrannical?
Tyrannical is an adjective.
How do you pronounce tyrannical?
Tyrannical is pronounced /təˈrænəkəl/ (US).

Words near tyrannical in the dictionary

  1. tyranned
  2. tyranness
  3. tyrannesses
  4. tyrannial
  5. tyrannic
  6. tyrannical
  7. tyrannical sadism
  8. tyrannically
  9. tyrannicalness
  10. tyrannicidal
  11. tyrannicide

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tyrannical (page history and authors); زبردست (Urdu) (page history and authors); tyrannical (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tyrannical (Kannada 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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