Hyphenation of Despotism

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Despotism? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Despo-tism

Definitions of Despotism:

1.	Dominance through threat of punishment and violence
2.	A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

Synonyms of Despotism:

noun	absolutism, tyranny, dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
noun	dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny, autocracy, autarchy

Last hyphenations of this language

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