DESPOTIC


Meaning of DESPOTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪspɒtɪk ]

If you say that someone is despotic , you are emphasizing that they use their power over other people in a very unfair or cruel way.

The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.

= tyrannical

ADJ [ emphasis ]

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