despotism
Definitions
Noun
- Dominance through threat of punishment and violence
- A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
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Words that sound like the term "despotism".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dogmatism | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | darwinism | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | adventurism | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | dimorphism | 4 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "despotism".
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| 1 | spots | 1 | 32 |
| 2 | depot | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | deputies | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | despise | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | egotism | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | despised | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | despot | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | depots | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | despises | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | nepotism | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | despotic | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | depot's | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | estis | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | deism | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | helotism | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | escapism | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | ergotism | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | despairs | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | desantis | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | depaolis | 3 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 4
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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