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What do you call this word?

Asked by unused_bagels (1749points) January 30th, 2013

What do you call a despot who rises gloriously to power, then falls, like Julius Caesar or Hitler?

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janbb's avatar

I don’t think there is one word that encompasses the idea of a fallen tyrant. .

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RandomGirl's avatar

“Fallen tyrant” is as close as I can come. It would be an interesting word, if it’s out there!

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wundayatta's avatar

Shooting star?

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augustlan's avatar

Someone who has been “knocked off his pedestal”?

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Pachy's avatar

Discharged Despot

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Luiveton's avatar

Ex it-girl.

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Pachy's avatar

Decimated Despot

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HolographicUniverse's avatar

Barack Obama

Only kidding, there is no formal term just simply “fallen despot”

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janbb's avatar

Etu’d Brute?

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zenvelo's avatar

Ex-dictator.

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janbb's avatar

Castroto?

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CWOTUS's avatar

Napoleon

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YARNLADY's avatar

Deposed, and most likely dead.

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cmomoCPA's avatar

The Bush Administration.

Or you could try Merriam Webster Online select synonyms.

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