tyrannical

adj 1: of or relating to or associated with or resembling a

dictatorship; "tyrannical suppression of liberty"

[syn: {tyrannic}]

2: marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the

oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical

parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights" [syn: {oppressive},

{tyrannous}]

3: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having

absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime";

"autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial

rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a

tyrannical government" [syn: {authoritarian}, {autocratic},

{dictatorial}, {despotic}]