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tyrannical

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Exercising power in a harsh, oppressive, or arbitrary way.

The play's tyrannical ruler forbids even mild disagreement.

Dictionary practice example.

The warden's tyrannical rule extended to punishing an entire row of merchants whenever one person questioned an instruction.