暴ぼう虐ぎゃく

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Meanings

tyranny; atrocity; brutal oppression

Refers to cruel, oppressive, and violent rule or acts, often by those in power. Strongly negative and formal.

〈人ひと〉の暴ぼう虐ぎゃくに苦くるしむto suffer under someone's tyranny
民みん衆しゅうは独どく裁さい者しゃの暴ぼう虐ぎゃくに苦くるしんだ。
The people suffered under the dictator's tyranny.
暴ぼう虐ぎゃくな〈人ひと〉a tyrannical (ruler, person)
暴ぼう虐ぎゃくな王おうが国くにを支し配はいしていた。
A tyrannical king ruled the country.
暴ぼう虐ぎゃくな〈事こと〉a brutal, atrocious act
兵へい士したちは暴ぼう虐ぎゃくな行こう為いを繰くり返かえした。
The soldiers repeatedly committed brutal acts.
暴ぼう虐ぎゃくに耐たえるto endure tyranny
長なが年ねん、人ひと々びとは暴ぼう虐ぎゃくに耐たえてきた。
For many years, people endured the tyranny.

残ざん虐ぎゃく
残虐 describes the cruelty of an act or person in general, while 暴虐 more specifically evokes violent, oppressive rule or large-scale atrocity.
圧あっ政せい
圧政 focuses on oppressive government or policy, while 暴虐 emphasizes the cruelty and violence of the acts themselves.
暴ぼう政せい
暴政 refers to tyrannical rule as a system of governance, while 暴虐 highlights the brutal, violent nature of specific acts.
横おう暴ぼう
横暴 describes highhanded, arbitrary abuse of power or authority, while 暴虐 stresses outright cruelty and violent oppression.
残ざん酷こくN1
残酷 is a common, everyday word for cruelty; 暴虐 is stronger and often implies systematic oppression or large-scale violence.

暴ぼう力りょくN2
暴力 simply means physical violence or force, whereas 暴虐 specifically means cruel, oppressive tyranny, often by those in power.
虐ぎゃく待たい
虐待 means abuse or maltreatment of a specific victim, while 暴虐 refers to broader, often political, brutal oppression or atrocity.

Composed of 暴 (violence, outburst) and 虐 (oppress, tyrannize). The combination directly conveys violent oppression.