tyrannicide
/tɪˈrænɪsaɪd/
noun
- The act of killing a tyrant.
- In ancient Greece, tyrannicide was sometimes celebrated as a heroic deed.
- The assassination of the dictator was seen by some as an act of tyrannicide.
- The play explores the moral dilemmas surrounding tyrannicide.
- A person who kills a tyrant.
- He was hailed as a tyrannicide after overthrowing the cruel ruler.
- The monument was built to honor the tyrannicide who ended the king's reign.
- The story tells of a brave tyrannicide who freed the city from oppression.