Tyrant
11tyrant — Used historically of someone who seizes sovereign power in a state and becomes an absolute ruler, often enforcing that rule with acts of cruelty. The word is used more loosely of anyone who exercises power, and it could once be applied to… …
12Tyrant — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Tyrant, super vilain cosmique créé par Marvel Comics ; Tyrant, créature dans la saga Resident Evil ; Tyrant, groupe de Metal ; Tyrant,… …
13tyrant — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brutal, cruel, evil, murderous, ruthless, vicious ▪ great ▪ petty ▪ …
14tyrant — n. 1) to overthrow a tyrant 2) a cruel, merciless; ruthless tyrant * * * [ taɪ(ə)rənt] merciless ruthless tyrant a cruel to overthrow a tyrant …
15tyrant — UK [ˈtaɪrənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms tyrant : singular tyrant plural tyrants 1) someone who rules a country in a cruel and unfair way The country was ruled by a brutal tyrant. 2) someone in a position of power who behaves in a cruel and …
16tyrant — ty|rant [ˈtaıərənt US ˈtaır ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: tyran, tyrant, from Latin tyrannus, from Greek tyrannos] 1.) a ruler who has complete power and uses it in a cruel and unfair way ▪ The country had long been ruled by tyrants …
17tyrant — ty|rant [ taırənt ] noun count 1. ) someone who rules a country in a cruel and unfair way: The country was ruled by a brutal tyrant. 2. ) someone in a position of power who behaves in a cruel and unfair way: She describes her husband as a tyrant …
18tyrant — [[t]ta͟ɪ͟ərənt[/t]] tyrants N COUNT You can use tyrant to refer to someone who treats the people they have authority over in a cruel and unfair way. Since 1804 the country has mostly been ruled by tyrants. ...households where the father was a… …
19tyrant — n. 1. Despot, absolute ruler, autocrat. 2. Oppressor, cruel master. 3. (Ornith.) Tyrant shrike, tyrant fly catcher …
20tyrant — noun Etymology: Middle English tyraunt, from Anglo French tyran, tyrant, from Latin tyrannus, from Greek tyrannos Date: 14th century 1. a. an absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution b. a usurper of sovereignty 2. a. a ruler who… …
