Definition of despotic in English:

despotic

adjective dɪˈspɒtɪkdəˈspɑdɪk

Of or typical of a despot; tyrannical.
a despotic regime
Example sentencesExamples
- There is not a grain of evidence that primitive government was despotic and tyrannical.
- Obeying no law, despotic authority was arbitrary, and its animating spirit was fear.
- Even if other nations wished to act selflessly on behalf of the oppressed by attacking a despotic state, the charter of the United Nations forbids it.
- All it has done is replace one despotic tyrannical regime with another that is mildly better in some ways, and much worse in others.
- Autocratic, theocratic, despotic regimes allow no political freedom, all thought is outlawed, and brute suppression is the norm.
Synonyms
autocratic, dictatorial, totalitarian, authoritarian, absolute, absolutist, arbitrary, unconstitutional, undemocratic, anti-democratic, uncontrolled, unaccountable, summary
one-party, single-party, autarchic, monocratic
tyrannical, oppressive, tyrannous, repressive, harsh, ruthless, merciless, draconian, illiberal
domineering, imperious, arrogant, high-handed

Derivatives

despotically

adverb dɪˈspɒtɪk(ə)lidəˈspɑdək(ə)li

In the semi-autobiographical ‘East is East,’ the Pakistani owner of a London fish-and-chips shop rules despotically over his unruly family.
Example sentencesExamples
- But the despotism in certain dingy and decayed tribes in the twentieth century does not prove that the first men were ruled despotically.
- The famous treason statute of 1352, which had spelt out what was (and by exclusion, was not) treason, appeared not to cover, except by a big leap, what the earl had done in ruling despotically in Ireland.
- King in this Middle Eastern context meant a ruler who would deal despotically with them, a governor quite different from the constitutional rulers of Europe.
- As an additional benefit, military spending also consumes resources that might otherwise be used to woo our power-base of poverty stricken, powerless, despotically ruled zealots.

Rhymes

abiotic, amniotic, antibiotic, chaotic, demotic, erotic, exotic, homoerotic, hypnotic, idiotic, macrobiotic, meiotic, narcotic, neurotic, osmotic, patriotic, prebiotic, psychotic, quixotic, robotic, sclerotic, semiotic, symbiotic, zygotic, zymotic

Definition of despotic in US English:

despotic

adjectivedəˈspɑdɪkdəˈspädik

Of or typical of a despot; tyrannical.
a despotic regime
Example sentencesExamples
- All it has done is replace one despotic tyrannical regime with another that is mildly better in some ways, and much worse in others.
- There is not a grain of evidence that primitive government was despotic and tyrannical.
- Even if other nations wished to act selflessly on behalf of the oppressed by attacking a despotic state, the charter of the United Nations forbids it.
- Autocratic, theocratic, despotic regimes allow no political freedom, all thought is outlawed, and brute suppression is the norm.
- Obeying no law, despotic authority was arbitrary, and its animating spirit was fear.
Synonyms
autocratic, dictatorial, totalitarian, authoritarian, absolute, absolutist, arbitrary, unconstitutional, undemocratic, anti-democratic, uncontrolled, unaccountable, summary

单词	despotic
释义	Definition of despotic in English: despotic adjective dɪˈspɒtɪkdəˈspɑdɪk Of or typical of a despot; tyrannical. a despotic regime Example sentencesExamples There is not a grain of evidence that primitive government was despotic and tyrannical. Obeying no law, despotic authority was arbitrary, and its animating spirit was fear. Even if other nations wished to act selflessly on behalf of the oppressed by attacking a despotic state, the charter of the United Nations forbids it. All it has done is replace one despotic tyrannical regime with another that is mildly better in some ways, and much worse in others. Autocratic, theocratic, despotic regimes allow no political freedom, all thought is outlawed, and brute suppression is the norm. Synonyms autocratic, dictatorial, totalitarian, authoritarian, absolute, absolutist, arbitrary, unconstitutional, undemocratic, anti-democratic, uncontrolled, unaccountable, summary one-party, single-party, autarchic, monocratic tyrannical, oppressive, tyrannous, repressive, harsh, ruthless, merciless, draconian, illiberal domineering, imperious, arrogant, high-handed Derivatives despotically adverb dɪˈspɒtɪk(ə)lidəˈspɑdək(ə)li In the semi-autobiographical ‘East is East,’ the Pakistani owner of a London fish-and-chips shop rules despotically over his unruly family. Example sentencesExamples But the despotism in certain dingy and decayed tribes in the twentieth century does not prove that the first men were ruled despotically. The famous treason statute of 1352, which had spelt out what was (and by exclusion, was not) treason, appeared not to cover, except by a big leap, what the earl had done in ruling despotically in Ireland. King in this Middle Eastern context meant a ruler who would deal despotically with them, a governor quite different from the constitutional rulers of Europe. As an additional benefit, military spending also consumes resources that might otherwise be used to woo our power-base of poverty stricken, powerless, despotically ruled zealots. Rhymes abiotic, amniotic, antibiotic, chaotic, demotic, erotic, exotic, homoerotic, hypnotic, idiotic, macrobiotic, meiotic, narcotic, neurotic, osmotic, patriotic, prebiotic, psychotic, quixotic, robotic, sclerotic, semiotic, symbiotic, zygotic, zymotic Definition of despotic in US English: despotic adjectivedəˈspɑdɪkdəˈspädik Of or typical of a despot; tyrannical. a despotic regime Example sentencesExamples All it has done is replace one despotic tyrannical regime with another that is mildly better in some ways, and much worse in others. There is not a grain of evidence that primitive government was despotic and tyrannical. Even if other nations wished to act selflessly on behalf of the oppressed by attacking a despotic state, the charter of the United Nations forbids it. Autocratic, theocratic, despotic regimes allow no political freedom, all thought is outlawed, and brute suppression is the norm. Obeying no law, despotic authority was arbitrary, and its animating spirit was fear. Synonyms autocratic, dictatorial, totalitarian, authoritarian, absolute, absolutist, arbitrary, unconstitutional, undemocratic, anti-democratic, uncontrolled, unaccountable, summary
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