[{"word":"tyrant","phonetic":"/ˈtaɪɹənt/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈtaɪɹənt/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈtaɪɹənt/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Any monarch or governor.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A despot; a ruler who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(by extension) Any person who abuses the power of position or office to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(by extension) A villain; a person or thing who uses strength or violence to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The tyrant bird, members of the family Tyrannidae, which often fight or drive off other birds which approach their nests.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["aisymnetes","archon","basileus","tyrant flycatcher","autocrat","despot","dictator","martinet"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To act like a tyrant; to be tyrannical.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To tyrannize.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Tyrannical, tyrannous; like, characteristic of, or in the manner of a tyrant.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tyrant"]}]