tyranny

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.
2. The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
3. Absolute power, or its use.
4. A system of government in which power is exercised on behalf of the ruler or ruling class, without regard to the wishes of the governed.
5. Extreme severity or rigour.

Concepten

tirannie

despotisme

dwingelandij

tyrannie

dictatuur

dwingelandij

autoritarisme

aanmatiging

stalinisme

absolutisme

alleenheerschappij

arrogantie

autocratie

Synoniemen

despotism

oppression

cruelty

authoritarianism

absolutism

dictatorship

injustice

autocracy

totalitarianism

monocracy

arbitrariness

atrocity

high-handedness

outrage

severity

shogunate

Stalinism

Caesarism

violence

one-man rule

arrogance

oppressive treatment

opression

tyrannis

despotic rule

supremacy

abuse of power

tyrannical

tyrannicalness

unjust

harassment

harshness

haughtiness

hegemony

usurpation

inhumanity

cruel

brutality

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈtɪɹəni/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English tirannye, from Old French tyrannie, from Medieval Latin tyrannia, tyrania, from Ancient Greek τυραννία (turannía, “tyranny”), from τύραννος (túrannos, “lord, master, sovereign, tyrant”).