noun Download 🔗Share A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession. Examples : "The new school principal was a tyrant, taking control without any election or approval from the teachers' union. " politics government history state person inhuman Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any monarch or governor. Examples : "The school principal, a strict tyrant, enforced strict rules about cell phone use. " politics government royal history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A despot; a ruler who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly. Examples : "The principal became a tyrant, forbidding students from speaking during lunch and issuing harsh punishments for minor infractions. " politics government character state history inhuman person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) Any person who abuses the power of position or office to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly. Examples : "The manager was a tyrant who yelled at employees for minor mistakes and made them work unpaid overtime. " politics government state position person inhuman character law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) A villain; a person or thing who uses strength or violence to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly. Examples : "The strict school principal was seen as a tyrant by many students because of his unfair rules and harsh punishments. " person inhuman government politics character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The tyrant bird, members of the family Tyrannidae, which often fight or drive off other birds which approach their nests. Examples : "The tyrant flycatcher aggressively defended its nest, chasing away smaller birds that came too close. " bird animal character nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To act like a tyrant; to be tyrannical. Examples : "The team leader started to tyrant over the project, demanding everyone follow his ideas without question and dismissing any alternative suggestions. " politics government character inhuman action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To tyrannize. Examples : "The strict teacher tyrannized her students with endless homework assignments. " politics government action inhuman Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Tyrannical, tyrannous; like, characteristic of, or in the manner of a tyrant. Examples : "The teacher's tyrant rule of never allowing bathroom breaks during class made the students miserable. " politics government character inhuman state Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading