Tyranny

Hindi Meaning

अत्याचार

निरंकुशता

जुल्म

निरंकुश शासन

अत्याचारी शासन

उत्पीड़न

English Meaning

  1. A government in which a single ruler is vested with absolute power.
  2. The office, authority, or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
  3. Absolute power, especially when exercised unjustly or cruelly: "I have sworn . . . eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man” ( Thomas Jefferson).
  4. Use of absolute power.
  5. A tyrannical act.
  6. Extreme harshness or severity; rigor.