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1. a. : an absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution. b. : a usurper of sovereignty. 2. a. : a ruler who exercises absolute power oppressively or brutally. b. : one resembling an oppressive ruler in the harsh use of authority or power. Did you know? What makes someone a tyrant?
noun. a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly. Synonyms: dictator, autocrat, despot. any person in a position of authority who exercises power oppressively or despotically. a tyrannical or compulsory influence. an absolute ruler, especially one in ancient Greece or Sicily. tyrant. / ˈtaɪrənt / noun.
A tyrant (from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos) 'absolute ruler'), in the modern English usage of the word, is an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law, or one who has usurped a legitimate ruler's sovereignty. Often portrayed as cruel, tyrants may defend their positions by resorting to repressive means.
TYRANT meaning: 1. a ruler who has unlimited power over other people, and uses it unfairly and cruelly: 2. a ruler…. Learn more.
If you accuse your parents of being tyrants, you are saying they abuse their control of you — they are cruel, overly restrictive of your freedoms, and unfair. A tyrant is a ruler who is cruel and unjust.
TYRANT definition: 1. a ruler who has unlimited power over other people, and uses it unfairly and cruelly: 2. a ruler…. Learn more.
tyrant, a cruel and oppressive ruler or, in ancient Greece, a ruler who seized power unconstitutionally or inherited such power. In the 10th and 9th centuries bce, monarchy was the usual form of government in the Greek states. The aristocratic regimes that replaced monarchy were by the 7th century bce themselves unpopular.
