Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tyrannophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tyranno-pho-bia
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An aversion to autocratic leadership; a policy of limiting the power of leaders.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Although tyrannophilia (D. Pikes) had not yet set in, the traditional tyrannophobia (Thomas Hobbes) had been partially set out of joint."
"On the other hand, if tyrannophobia hampers useful grants of power to the executive, it creates social costs, namely and entrenched reluctance to transfer necessary powers to the executive."
"Indeed, if the aim is to minimize the risk of dictatorship, or just to take optimal precautions against it, tyrannophobia might be counterproductive, for reasons we will discuss."

Etymology

From tyranno- + -phobia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tyranno
Suffix: phobia

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does tyrannophobia mean?: An aversion to autocratic leadership; a policy of limiting the power of leaders.
Where does tyrannophobia come from?: From tyranno- + -phobia.

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