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单词 tyrannical
释义
tyrannical
(tɪrænɪkəl )
1. adjective
If you describe someone as tyrannical, you mean that they are severe or unfair towards the people that they have authority over.
He killed his tyrannical father with a blow to the head.
His behavior grew more unpredictable by the day, and increasingly tyrannical.
Synonyms: oppressive, cruel, authoritarian, dictatorial  
2. adjective
If you describe a government or organization as tyrannical, you mean that it acts without considering the wishes of its people and treats them cruelly or unfairly.
...one of the world's most oppressive and tyrannical regimes.
Collocations:
tyrannical rule
Some people in the world really do live under totalitarian or tyrannical rule.
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His tyrannical rule, however, led to his quick downfall.
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To do this, it gives you a list of pranks to pull in the office, each one softening the office's tyrannical rule.
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The city gained fame as a producer of millstone during the period of tyrannical rule.
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The term now implies tyrannical rule.
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