Definitions

1. 1.tyranny (government in which a single ruler has absolute power)
2. 2.tyranny (state in which power is exercised in an unrestricted and violent manner by an individual or small group of people)
3. 3.tyranny (extreme severity or rigour)
4. 4.tyranny (negative and overwhelming effect of something on someone or something)
5. 5.tyranny (form of government resulting from the overthrow of the existing political order and the seizure of power by a tyrant)