verb
- past tense of tyrannise; to rule or treat someone in a cruel, harsh, or oppressive manner
Usage: British spelling
Examples
- The dictator tyrannised his people for decades.
- She felt tyrannised by her controlling boss.
- The cruel king tyrannised the peasants with heavy taxes.
- Students complained that they were being tyrannised by unfair rules.
- The small nation was tyrannised by its powerful neighbor.
- He tyrannised his younger siblings when their parents weren’t home.