tyran — meaning in English

English meaning

• bully noun A person who deliberately mistreats, threatens, or intimidates others they see as weaker.
• incubus noun In medieval European folklore, a male demon believed to settle on people as they sleep and cause nightmares.
• tyrant noun A ruler who governs cruelly and unfairly, often having seized power illegally.

Senses

tyran is used for these senses in English:

• bully A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege. [from late 17th c.]
• incubus (by extension) Any oppressive thing or person; a burden.

bully — full definition

1. noun A person who deliberately mistreats, threatens, or intimidates others they see as weaker.
2. verb To intimidate or act aggressively toward someone, typically someone perceived as weaker.
3. adj Excellent or first-rate (dated, informal).

incubus — full definition

1. noun In medieval European folklore, a male demon believed to settle on people as they sleep and cause nightmares.
2. noun A thing that oppresses or weighs heavily on someone, like a burden that cannot be shaken off.

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