Word.ws English Dictionary

despotism meaning in Urdu

اِسْتِبْدَاد istibdād

/ˈdɛspətɪzəm/

despotism in Urdu: اِسْتِبْدَاد (istibdād). In English, despotism means government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.

Urdu words for despotism

government by a singular authority
اِسْتِبْدَاد istibdād

English meaning of despotism

  1. noun Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.

Full definition of despotism

Synonyms of despotism

despotism in other languages

Questions about despotism in Urdu

What is the meaning of despotism in Urdu?
Despotism in Urdu is اِسْتِبْدَاد (istibdād).
despotism کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Despotism: اِسْتِبْدَاد (istibdād).
What does despotism mean in English?
Despotism means government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: despotism (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-us-despotism.ogg.

Cite this page: “despotism meaning in Urdu.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/urdu/despotism. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.