tyranny
noun
arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority.
tyrannies
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pluralof tyranny.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Since then, most of the fierce old tyrannies Joyce confronted have passed away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
He built the community directly from his phone and, whether intended or not, that connection has sustained his career - insulating him from the tyrannies of radio playlists and streaming placement.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2025
Ironically, the moves to liberate Soviet citizens from the tyrannies of the past made Gorbachev more popular in the West than in his own country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
Undergirding the fun-house surrealism is the series’s feel for the soft tyrannies of the modern workplace.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
Claudia answered, “Of course. Wearing shoes all the time is one of the tyrannies you’ll escape by coming with me.”
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
