transcription, транскрипция: [ tɪrəni ]
( tyrannies)
1.
A tyranny is a cruel, harsh, and unfair government in which a person or small group of people have power over everyone else.
Self-expression and individuality are the greatest weapons against tyranny.
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2.
If you describe someone’s behaviour and treatment of others that they have authority over as tyranny , you mean that they are severe with them or unfair to them.
I’m the sole victim of Mother’s tyranny.
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3.
You can describe something that you have to use or have as a tyranny if you think it is undesirable or unpleasant.
The telephone is one of the great tyrannies of modern life.
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