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Summary

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tyranny:
- Despotismus; Tyrannei
Wiktionary:
- tyranny → Tyrannenherrschaft, Tyrannei
- tyranny → Tyrannei

English

Detailed Translations for tyranny from English to German

tyranny:

tyranny [the ~] noun

the tyranny (despotism)
der Despotismus; die Tyrannei
- Despotismus [der ~] noun
- Tyrannei [die ~] noun

Translation Matrix for tyranny:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Despotismus	despotism; tyranny
Tyrannei	despotism; tyranny	oppression; repression; suppression
-	absolutism; despotism

Related Words for "tyranny":

tyrannies

Synonyms for "tyranny":

dictatorship; absolutism; authoritarianism; Caesarism; despotism; monocracy; one-man rule; shogunate; Stalinism; totalitarianism; autocracy; autarchy
dominance; ascendance; ascendence; ascendancy; ascendency; control

Related Definitions for "tyranny":

dominance through threat of punishment and violence¹

Wiktionary Translations for tyranny:

tyranny

noun

government in which a single ruler has absolute power
- tyranny → Tyrannenherrschaft; Tyrannei
absolute power, or its use
- tyranny → Tyrannei
extreme severity or rigour
- tyranny → Tyrannei

tyranny

noun

willkürliche und unterdrückerische Gewaltherrschaft
- Tyrannei → tyranny

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• tyranny	→ Tyrannei	↔ tirannie — politiek\|nld heerschappij, gekenmerkt door geweld en willekeur

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University