noun🔗ShareTyran, despoteA usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession."The new school principal was a tyrant, taking control without any election or approval from the teachers' union. "Le nouveau directeur de l'école était un tyran, prenant le contrôle sans aucune élection ni approbation du syndicat des enseignants.politicsgovernmenthistorystatepersoninhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTyran, despoteAny monarch or governor."The school principal, a strict tyrant, enforced strict rules about cell phone use. "Le directeur de l'école, un tyran strict, a appliqué des règles strictes concernant l'utilisation des téléphones portables.politicsgovernmentroyalhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTyran, despoteA despot; a ruler who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly."The principal became a tyrant, forbidding students from speaking during lunch and issuing harsh punishments for minor infractions. "Le principal est devenu un tyran, interdisant aux élèves de parler pendant le déjeuner et infligeant de sévères punitions pour des infractions mineures.politicsgovernmentcharacterstatehistoryinhumanpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTyran(by extension) Any person who abuses the power of position or office to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly."The manager was a tyrant who yelled at employees for minor mistakes and made them work unpaid overtime. "Le directeur était un tyran qui criait après les employés pour des erreurs mineures et les faisait travailler des heures supplémentaires non payées.politicsgovernmentstatepositionpersoninhumancharacterlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTyran, despote, oppresseur(by extension) A villain; a person or thing who uses strength or violence to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly."The strict school principal was seen as a tyrant by many students because of his unfair rules and harsh punishments. "Le proviseur strict était considéré comme un tyran par de nombreux élèves en raison de ses règles injustes et de ses punitions sévères.personinhumangovernmentpoliticscharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTyran, tyranneauThe tyrant bird, members of the family Tyrannidae, which often fight or drive off other birds which approach their nests."The tyrant flycatcher aggressively defended its nest, chasing away smaller birds that came too close. "Le tyran gobe-mouches défendait agressivement son nid, chassant les petits oiseaux qui s'approchaient trop près.birdanimalcharacternatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTyranniserTo act like a tyrant; to be tyrannical."The team leader started to tyrant over the project, demanding everyone follow his ideas without question and dismissing any alternative suggestions. "Le chef d'équipe a commencé à tyranniser le projet, exigeant que tout le monde suive ses idées sans remettre en question et rejetant toute suggestion alternative.politicsgovernmentcharacterinhumanactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTyranniserTo tyrannize."The strict teacher tyrannized her students with endless homework assignments. "Le professeur strict tyrannisait ses élèves avec des devoirs interminables.politicsgovernmentactioninhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTyranniqueTyrannical, tyrannous; like, characteristic of, or in the manner of a tyrant."The teacher's tyrant rule of never allowing bathroom breaks during class made the students miserable. "La règle tyrannique de l'enseignant, qui n'autorisait jamais les pauses toilettes pendant les cours, rendait les élèves malheureux.politicsgovernmentcharacterinhumanstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading