despotic

English

WOTD – 16 March 2009

Alternative forms

• despotick

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δεσποτικός (despotikós) via French despotique, equivalent to despot +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /disˈpɒt.ɪk/, /dɛsˈpɒt.ɪk/, /dəˈspɒt.ɪk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /dɛsˈpɑt.ɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɒtɪk

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

despotic (comparative more despotic, superlative most despotic)

1. Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.

   This despotic age of the empire ended in a revolt.

2. Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.

   The despotic king dissolved the parliament, and took personal control of the country.

Synonyms

• (acting like or ruling as a despot): See Thesaurus:bossy and arrogant

Derived terms

• adespotic
• nondespotic
• ultradespotic
• undespotic

Related terms

• despot
• despotate
• despotical
• despotically
• despotism
• despotist
• despotize

Translations

of or pertaining to a despot

• Bulgarian: деспоти́чен (bg) (despotíčen)
• Catalan: despòtic
• Czech: despotický (cs)
• Danish: despotisk
• Esperanto: despota (eo)
• Finnish: itsevaltainen (fi), despoottinen (fi)
• French: despotique (fr)
• Georgian: დესპოტური (desṗoṭuri)
• German: despotisch (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: δεσποτικός (despotikós)

• Hungarian: zsarnoki (hu), despotikus (hu)
• Neapolitan: dispoteco
• Polish: despotyczny (pl)
• Portuguese: despótico (pt)
• Romanian: despotic (ro)
• Russian: деспоти́ческий (ru) (despotíčeskij)
• Scottish Gaelic: aintighearnail
• Spanish: despótico (es)

acting or ruling as a despot

• Bulgarian: деспоти́чен (bg) (despotíčen)
• Catalan: despòtic
• Czech: despotický (cs)
• Danish: despotisk
• Dutch: despotisch (nl)
• Finnish: itsevaltainen (fi), despoottinen (fi)
• Georgian: დესპოტური (desṗoṭuri)
• German: despotisch (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: δεσποτικός (despotikós)

• Polish: despotyczny (pl)
• Portuguese: despótico (pt)
• Romanian: despotic (ro)
• Russian: деспоти́чный (ru) (despotíčnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: aintighearnail

Anagrams

• cetopsid

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French despotique. By surface analysis, despot +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desˈpo.tik/

Adjective

despotic m or n (feminine singular despotică, masculine plural despotici, feminine/neuter plural despotice)

1. despotic

Declension

Declension of despotic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	despotic		despotică	despotici	despotice
	definite	despoticul		despotica	despoticii	despoticele
genitive- dative	indefinite	despotic		despotice	despotici	despotice
	definite	despoticului		despoticei	despoticilor	despoticelor

Further reading

• “despotic”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026