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Tyranny vs Repression - What's the difference?

tyranny | repression |

As nouns the difference between tyranny and repression

is that tyranny is a government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government while repression is the act of repressing; state of being repressed.

tyranny

English

(wikipedia tyranny)

Noun

(tyrannies)
  • A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government.
  • The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
  • Absolute power, or its use.
  • Extreme severity or rigour.

    • Synonyms

    * (government) autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, monarchy

    Derived terms

    * tyrannical * tyranny of the majority

    Related terms

    * tyrant

    See also

    * autocracy * monarchy

    External links

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    repression

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of repressing; state of being repressed.
  • The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.