tyranny
noun
[ ˈtɪr(ə)ni ]
• cruel and oppressive government or rule.
• "refugees fleeing tyranny and oppression"
Similar:
despotism,
absolutism,
absolute power,
autocracy,
dictatorship,
undemocratic rule,
reign of terror,
totalitarianism,
Fascism,
oppression,
suppression,
repression,
subjugation,
enslavement,
authoritarianism,
high-handedness,
imperiousness,
bullying,
harshness,
strictness,
severity,
cruelty,
brutality,
ruthlessness,
injustice,
unjustness,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French tyrannie, from late Latin tyrannia, from Latin turannus (see tyrant).
