Meaning
- (noun) Government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
Letter breakdown
- Despotism contains 9 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 14.
Synonyms
Words from these letters
- deposits
- topsides
- deposit
- despots
- dispose
- dopiest
- imposed
- imposes
- misdoes
- misstep
- posited
- stomped
- topside
- depots
- desist
- despot
- impose
- missed
- misted
- modest
- mopeds
- pissed
- poised
- poises
- posies
- posits
- posted
- smites
- spited
- spites
- stomps
- tempos
- tossed
- deism
- demos
- depot
- diets
- dimes
- domes
- dopes
- doses
- dotes
- edits
- emits
- items
- midst
- misdo
- mists
- mites
- modes
- moist
- moped
- mopes
- motes
- omits
- opted
- pesos
- pests
- poems
Connected words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with DES
- desalinate
- desalinated
- desalinates
- desalinating
- desalination
- descant
- descanted
- descanting
- descants
- descend
- descendant
- descendants
- descended
- descendent
- descendents
- descender
- descending
- descends
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Words ending with ISM
Reader questions
What does Despotism mean?
Government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
How many letters are in Despotism?
Despotism has 9 letters.
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