CEFR B1

despotic

adjective

Meaning

despotic means of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

This despotic age of the empire ended in a revolt.
The despotic king dissolved the parliament, and took personal control of the country.

Synonyms: domineering, tyrannical

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despotic (B1)

adjective

Pronunciation: /disˈpɒt.ɪk/

Definition

despotic means of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

This despotic age of the empire ended in a revolt.
The despotic king dissolved the parliament, and took personal control of the country.
The writer described the response as despotic.

How to Use despotic

despotic + noun (collocation): Use despotic before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a despotic reaction."
become despotic (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became despotic near the end."

Synonyms of despotic

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