tyrannophilia means A preference for autocratic forms of leadership. It carries an Arena rating of 1316, earned across 119 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tyrannophilia ranks #1,150 of 17,131 for Scariest Words, #1,167 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words, #1,236 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #1,735 of 17,151 for The Improbable.
Why “tyrannophilia” is a great word
TYRANNOPHILIA — [Noun] A psychological attraction to, or admiration of, autocratic or tyrannical figures and forms of leadership. From the combining form tyranno- (from Greek tyrannos, meaning "absolute ruler" or "tyrant") and -philia (from Greek -philia, meaning "fondness" or "love"). Unlike "authoritarianism," which names a system of governance, or "tyrannophobia," its direct antonymic dread, tyrannophilia is the affective pull toward the strongman. It is the crowd's sigh of relief at simplistic, brutal solutions; the aesthetic pleasure in the clean, brutal lines of propaganda; and the surrender of burdensome agency to the clarity of a master—a romanticization of the cage, precisely because it promises to spare one the burden of flight.
Etymology
From tyranno- + -philia.
noun
- A preference for autocratic forms of leadership.
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