Autocratic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæsi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɔːtəʊkɹˈatɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɔːtəʊkɹˈatɪk/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæsi/.

Examples

an autocratic person
autocratic behavior
a bossy way of ordering others around

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

authoritarian magisterial tyrannical tyrannic bossy high-and-mighty despotic dictatorial peremptory dominating

Parts of Speech

adjective	offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power “an autocratic person”
adjective	characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty “an authoritarian regime”

Word Forms

boss	noun	a person who exercises control over workers
autocrat	noun	a cruel and oppressive dictator
dictator	noun	a ruler who is unconstrained by law
despot	noun	a cruel and oppressive dictator
tyranny	noun	dominance through threat of punishment and violence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

autokratisch

Offensiv selbstbewusst oder geneigt, normalerweise ungerechtfertigte Macht auszuüben

🇫🇷French

autocratique

offensivement sûr de lui ou enclin à exercer un pouvoir généralement injustifié

🇪🇸Spanish

autocrático

Ofensivamente seguro de sí mismo o propenso a ejercer un poder generalmente injustificado.

🇮🇹Italian

autocratico

offensivamente sicuro di sé o incline a esercitare un potere solitamente ingiustificato

🇳🇱Dutch

autocratisch

aanvallend zelfverzekerd of geneigd om doorgaans ongegronde macht uit te oefenen

🇵🇹Portuguese

autocrático

ofensivamente autoconfiante ou dado a exercer um poder geralmente injustificado

🇷🇺Russian

автократический

оскорбительно самоуверенный или склонный к осуществлению обычно необоснованной власти

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निरंकुश

आक्रामक रूप से आत्म-आश्वस्त होना या आम तौर पर अनुचित शक्ति का प्रयोग करना

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বৈরাচারী

আক্রমণাত্মকভাবে স্ব-আশ্বস্ত বা সাধারণত অযাচিত ক্ষমতা প্রয়োগের জন্য দেওয়া হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

எதேச்சதிகாரம்

புண்படுத்தும் வகையில் தன்னம்பிக்கை அல்லது பொதுவாக தேவையற்ற அதிகாரத்தைப் பயன்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరంకుశ

అప్రియమైన స్వీయ-హామీ లేదా సాధారణంగా అనవసరమైన అధికారాన్ని ఉపయోగించుకోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

निरंकुश

आक्षेपार्हपणे स्वयं-आश्वासित किंवा सामान्यतः अवांछित शक्ती वापरण्यासाठी दिले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિરંકુશ

અપમાનજનક રીતે સ્વ-નિશ્ચિત અથવા સામાન્ય રીતે બિનજરૂરી શક્તિનો ઉપયોગ કરવા માટે આપવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರಂಕುಶಾಧಿಕಾರಿ

ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ ಸ್ವಯಂ-ಭರವಸೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಅನಗತ್ಯವಾದ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಚಲಾಯಿಸಲು ನೀಡಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വേച്ഛാധിപത്യം

കുറ്റകരമായി സ്വയം ഉറപ്പുനൽകുന്നു അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സാധാരണയായി അനാവശ്യമായ അധികാരം പ്രയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਾਨਾਸ਼ਾਹੀ

ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਵੈ-ਭਰੋਸਾ ਜਾਂ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਗੈਰ-ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

آمرانہ

جارحانہ طور پر خود اعتمادی یا عام طور پر غیر ضروری طاقت استعمال کرنے کے لئے دیا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

专制

过分自信或习惯于行使通常没有根据的权力

🇯🇵Japanese

独裁的な

攻撃的に自信を持っている、または通常は不当な権力を行使することに身を委ねている

🇰🇷Korean

독재적인

공격적으로 자신감이 있거나 일반적으로 부당한 권력을 행사하는 데 사용됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chuyên quyền

tự tin một cách xúc phạm hoặc được trao quyền thực thi quyền lực thường không chính đáng

🇹🇭Thai

เผด็จการ

การมั่นใจในตนเองอย่างน่ารังเกียจหรือการใช้อำนาจซึ่งมักจะไม่สมควร

🇮🇩Indonesian

otokratis

sangat percaya diri atau suka menjalankan kekuasaan yang biasanya tidak beralasan

🇵🇭Filipino

autokratiko

nakakasakit na tiwala sa sarili o ibinigay sa paggamit ng karaniwang hindi makatwirang kapangyarihan

🇲🇾Malay

autokratik

menyinggung perasaan percaya diri atau diberikan untuk menggunakan kuasa yang biasanya tidak wajar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استبدادي

واثق من نفسه بشكل هجومي أو مستسلم لممارسة سلطة غير مبررة في العادة

🇮🇷Persian

خودکامه

به طور توهین آمیزی اعتماد به نفس دارند یا به استفاده از قدرت معمولاً غیرموجه داده می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

otokratik

Saldırgan bir şekilde kendine güvenen veya genellikle yersiz güç kullanmaya kendini adamış

🇮🇱Hebrew

אוטוקרטית

בטוח בעצמו באופן התקפי או נתון להפעלת כוח בדרך כלל בלתי מוצדק

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