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Uncommontyrants
The correct spelling is tyrants.
How to pronounce tyrants
noun
Say it like: Tyr-ant-s
The correct spelling is tyrants. A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession.
- 2.Any monarch or governor.
- 3.A despot; a ruler who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
- 4.(by extension) Any person who abuses the power of position or office to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
- 5.(by extension) A villain; a person or thing who uses strength or violence to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
verb
- 1.To act like a tyrant; to be tyrannical.
- 2.To tyrannize.
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