belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
adjective
ruled by or characteristic of a despot
“moved from a feudal to a despotic order”
adjective
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
“an authoritarian regime”
Word Forms
despot
noun
a cruel and oppressive dictator
autocrat
noun
a cruel and oppressive dictator
dictator
noun
a ruler who is unconstrained by law
tyranny
noun
dominance through threat of punishment and violence
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
despotisch
Zugehörigkeit zu einem Despoten oder solche mit den Eigenschaften eines Despoten
🇫🇷French
despotique
appartenant à ou ayant les caractéristiques d'un despote
🇪🇸Spanish
despótico
Pertenecer o tener las características de un déspota.
🇮🇹Italian
dispotico
appartenente o avente le caratteristiche di un despota
🇳🇱Dutch
despotisch
behoren tot of de kenmerken hebben van een despoot
🇵🇹Portuguese
despótico
pertencente ou tendo as características de um déspota
🇷🇺Russian
деспотический
принадлежащий или имеющий характеристики деспота
India
🇮🇳Hindi
निरंकुश
किसी निरंकुश से संबंधित या उसके लक्षण रखने वाला
🇧🇩Bengali
স্বৈরাচারী
স্বৈরশাসকের বৈশিষ্ট্যযুক্ত বা থাকা
🇮🇳Tamil
சர்வாதிகாரி
ஒரு சர்வாதிகாரியின் குணாதிசயங்களைச் சேர்ந்தவர் அல்லது கொண்டவர்
🇮🇳Telugu
నిరంకుశ
నిరంకుశత్వానికి చెందినది లేదా లక్షణాలను కలిగి ఉంటుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
निरंकुश
हुकुमशी संबंधित किंवा त्याची वैशिष्ट्ये असणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
તાનાશાહી
સરમુખત્યાર સાથે સંબંધિત અથવા તેની લાક્ષણિકતાઓ ધરાવે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಿರಂಕುಶ
ನಿರಂಕುಶಾಧಿಕಾರಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്വേച്ഛാധിപതി
ഒരു സ്വേച്ഛാധിപതിയുടെ സ്വഭാവസവിശേഷതകൾ ഉള്ളത്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਤਾਨਾਸ਼ਾਹ
ਤਾਨਾਸ਼ਾਹ ਦੀਆਂ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਣ
🇵🇰Urdu
آمرانہ
کسی ڈپوٹ سے تعلق رکھنے والا یا اس کی خصوصیات رکھنے والا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
专制
属于或具有暴君的特征
🇯🇵Japanese
専制的な
専制君主に属する、または専制君主の特徴を持つ
🇰🇷Korean
독재적인
독재자에 속하거나 독재자의 특성을 갖고 있는 경우
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chuyên chế
thuộc về hoặc có đặc điểm của một kẻ chuyên quyền
🇹🇭Thai
เผด็จการ
เป็นของหรือมีลักษณะเผด็จการ
🇮🇩Indonesian
lalim
milik atau memiliki ciri-ciri lalim
🇵🇭Filipino
despotiko
kabilang o may mga katangian ng isang despot
🇲🇾Malay
zalim
kepunyaan atau mempunyai ciri-ciri lalim
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
استبدادي
الانتماء إلى أو وجود خصائص المستبد
🇮🇷Persian
مستبد
متعلق یا داشتن ویژگی های یک مستبد
🇹🇷Turkish
despot
Bir despota ait veya despotun özelliklerini taşıyan
🇮🇱Hebrew
רוֹדָנִי
שייך או בעל מאפיינים של עריץ
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'despotic'?
The primary meaning of 'despotic' is 'belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'despotic' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'despotic' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'despotic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'despotic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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