tyranny
US /ˈtɪrəni/
・UK /'tɪrənɪ/
B2
n. (u.)Uncountable NounCruel government by a ruler who has complete power
The people were unhappy because the king's tyranny took all their freedoms
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The World in 2021: five stories to watch out for | The Economist
- and that will make it easier for people to gather together and to organise, which is what you need to be able to do if you're going to resist tyranny.
and that will make it easier for people to gather together and to organise, which is what you need to be able to do if you're going to resist tyranny.
- …if you’re going to resist tyranny
…if you’re going to resist tyranny
Forced Positivity on YouTube
- The tyranny of positivity was what a friend of mine called it.
The tyranny of positivity was what a friend of mine called it.
- "A lot of our cultural dialogue is fundamentally avoidant, so people will just say things like, 'just be positive and things will be fine.' 'The tyranny of positivity.' was what a friend of mine called it. She recently died of cancer, and what she meant was if being in remission was just a matter of positive thinking, then all of her friends in her breast cancer support group would be alive today"
"A lot of our cultural dialogue is fundamentally avoidant, so people will just say things like, 'just be positive and things will be fine.' 'The tyranny of positivity.' was what a friend of mine called it. She recently died of cancer, and what she meant was if being in remission was just a matter of positive thinking, then all of her friends in her breast cancer support group would be alive today"
土耳其爆逾十年來最大示威 反對派市長被捕激發衝突－ BBC News 中文
- He said he was entrusting himself to his nation and he would not bow to tyranny.
He said he was entrusting himself to his nation and he would not bow to tyranny.
- He said he was entrusting himself to his nation and he would not bow to tyranny.
He said he was entrusting himself to his nation and he would not bow to tyranny.
Has Trump won his war on Woke? | 100 Days of Trump | BBC News
- We've ended the tyranny of so-called diversity, equity and inclusion policies all across the entire federal government and indeed the private sector and our military.
We've ended the tyranny of so-called diversity, equity and inclusion policies all across the entire federal government and indeed the private sector and our military.
- We've ended the tyranny of so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion policies all across the entire federal government and, indeed, the private sector and our military.
We've ended the tyranny of so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion policies all across the entire federal government and, indeed, the private sector and our military.
Pulp Fiction - Ending Scene (Final) HD
- The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.
- The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.
Steven Pinker's "Why free speech is fundamental"
- A third reason that free speech is foundational to human flourishing is that it is essential to democracy and a bulwark against tyranny.
A third reason that free speech is foundational to human flourishing is that it is essential to democracy and a bulwark against tyranny.
- to democracy and a bulwark against tyranny. How did the monstrous regimes of the 20th
to democracy and a bulwark against tyranny. How did the monstrous regimes of the 20th
American History: The Greatest Speeches (1933-2008)
- "Yes, we can." When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved.
"Yes, we can." When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved.
- yes we can when the bombs fell on our Harbor and tyranny threaten the world
yes we can when the bombs fell on our Harbor and tyranny threaten the world
Let's Read Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil CC ASMR First Article
- (stoicism is self-tyranny),
(stoicism is self-tyranny),
- And in the end, some abysmal arrogance gives you the insane hope that because you know how to tyrannize over yourselves, Stoicism is self-tyranny.
And in the end, some abysmal arrogance gives you the insane hope that because you know how to tyrannize over yourselves, Stoicism is self-tyranny.
Northanger Abbey 2007 FULL MOVIE ENGSUB
- be to recommend parental tyranny
be to recommend parental tyranny
- I leave it to be settled whether the tendency of this story be to recommend parental tyranny or reward filial disobedience.
I leave it to be settled whether the tendency of this story be to recommend parental tyranny or reward filial disobedience.
[LYRICS] Stephen - Crossfire
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- The tyranny, the violent streets, deprived of all that we're blessed with.
The tyranny, the violent streets, deprived of all that we're blessed with.
- The tyranny, the violent streets
The tyranny, the violent streets