tyranny

  • 1Tyranny — Студийный альбом Shadow Gallery Дата выпуска 22 сентября 1998 …

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  • 2Tyranny — Tyr an*ny (t[i^]r an*n[y^]), n. [OE. tirannye, OF. tirannie, F. tyrannie; cf. It. tirannia; Gr. tyranni a, tyranni s, L. tyrannis. See {Tyrant}.] 1. The government or authority of a tyrant; a country governed by an absolute ruler; hence,… …

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  • 3tyranny — index cruelty, injustice, oppression, severity, thrall Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4tyranny — late 14c., cruel or unjust use of power, from O.Fr. tyrannie (13c.), from L.L. tyrannia tyranny, from Gk. tyrannia rule of a tyrant, from tyrannos master (see TYRANT (Cf. tyrant)) …

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  • 5tyranny — [n] dictatorship absolutism, authoritarianism, autocracy, coercion, cruelty, despotism, domination, fascism, high handedness, imperiousness, monocracy, oligarchy, oppression, peremptoriness, reign of terror*, severity, terrorism, totalitarianism …

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  • 6tyranny — ► NOUN (pl. tyrannies) 1) cruel and oppressive government or rule. 2) a state under such rule. 3) cruel and arbitrary exercise of power or control. DERIVATIVES tyrannous adjective …

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  • 7tyranny — [tir′ə nē] n. pl. tyrannies [ME tirannie < OFr < ML tyrannia < Gr] 1. the office, authority, government, or jurisdiction of a tyrant, or absolute ruler 2. oppressive and unjust government; despotism 3. very cruel and unjust use of power… …

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  • 8tyranny — n. 1) to impose tyranny on 2) to overthrow a tyranny 3) cruel, merciless; ruthless tyranny 4) an act of tyranny 5) tyranny over * * * [ tɪrənɪ] merciless ruthless tyranny an act of tyranny cruel …

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  • 9tyranny — UK [ˈtɪrənɪ] / US noun Word forms tyranny : singular tyranny plural tyrannies 1) [countable/uncountable] a government that treats people in a cruel and unfair way, using force to control them a brutal tyranny The people will rise up to free… …

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  • 10tyranny — tyr|an|ny [ˈtırəni] n plural tyrannies [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: tyrannie, from Medieval Latin tyrannia, from Latin tyrannus; TYRANT] 1.) cruel or unfair control over other people ▪ Gorky was often the victim of his… …

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