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What is "tyrant" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 14-05-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does tyrant mean in English? Meaning of tyrant definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "tyrant" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "tyrant": a cruel and oppressive dictator

Noun

  • Meaning: a cruel and oppressive dictator
  • Synonyms: autocrat despot tyrant
  • Hyponyms: czar
  • Hypernyms: dictator potentate

    • Meaning of "tyrant": in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it

    Noun

  • Meaning: in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it
  • Synonyms: tyrant
  • Hypernyms: ruler swayer
  • Instance Hyponyms: dionysius dionysius the elder

    • Meaning of "tyrant": any person who exercises power in a cruel way

    Noun

  • Meaning: any person who exercises power in a cruel way
  • Example: his father was a tyrant
  • Synonyms: tyrant
  • Hypernyms: individual mortal person somebody someone soul

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