tyrannical (
http://definr.com/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]