tyrannical

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• General-American: tĭ-rănʹĭ-kəl
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• General-American: tī-
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• General-American: /təˈrænəkəl/
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• General-American: /tiˈrænəkəl/
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From Latin tyrannicus + -al; ultimately from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos) (absolute ruler, despot).

72 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: ظَالِم (ẓālim) — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Arabic: غَاشِم (ḡāšim) — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Catalan: tirànic — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Czech: tyranský — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Dutch: tiranniek — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Esperanto: tirana — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Finnish: tyrannimainen — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• French: tyrannique — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Georgian: ტირანიული (ṭiraniuli) — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• German: tyrannisch — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Greek: τυραννικός (tyrannikós) — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Ancient Greek: τυραννικός (turannikós) — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Hungarian: zsarnoki — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Irish: ansmachtúil — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Irish: aintiarnúil — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Italian: tirannico — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Lithuanian: tironiškas — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Polish: tyrański — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Polish: tyraniczny — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Portuguese: tirano — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Portuguese: tirânico — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Romanian: tiranic — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Russian: тирани́ческий (tiraníčeskij) — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Russian: деспоти́чный (despotíčnyj) — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Spanish: tiránico — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Spanish: tirano — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Swedish: tyrannisk — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Volapük: tirenik — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Volapük: tirenanik — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Volapük: hitirenanik — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Volapük: jitirenanik — of, or relating to tyranny, of a tyrant
• Arabic: ظَالِم (ẓālim) — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Arabic: غَاشِم (ḡāšim) — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Catalan: tirànic — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Esperanto: tirana — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Finnish: tyrannimainen — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Georgian: ტირანიული (ṭiraniuli) — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• German: tyrannisch — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Greek: τυραννικός (tyrannikós) — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Ancient Greek: τυραννικός (turannikós) — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Hindi: अत्याचारी (atyācārī) — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Hindi: ज़ालिम (zālim) — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Hindi: ज़ुल्मी (zulmī) — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Hindi: सितमगर (sitamgar) — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Hindi: जाबिर (jābir) — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Hindi: नादिरी (nādirī) — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Hindi: दराज़-दस्त (darāz-dast) — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Hindi: दमनकारी (damankārī) — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Hindi: दमनशील (damanśīl) — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Hindi: जफ़ा-पेशा (jafā-peśā) — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Hungarian: kegyetlen — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Irish: ansmachtúil — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Irish: aintiarnúil — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Irish: tíoránta — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Irish: anlathach — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Japanese: 横暴な (ōbō na) — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Latin: imperiōsus — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Māori: ngarengare — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Middle English: tyrauntly — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Polish: tyraniczny — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Polish: tyrański — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Portuguese: tirano — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Portuguese: tirânico — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Romanian: opresiv — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Romanian: tiranic — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Romanian: despotic — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Russian: тирани́ческий (tiraníčeskij) — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Russian: деспоти́чный (despotíčnyj) — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Spanish: tiránico — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Spanish: tirano — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Spanish: de ordeno y mando — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian
• Volapük: tirenik — despotic, oppressive, authoritarian