verb
- to rule or treat someone in a cruel, harsh, or oppressive way
Examples
- The dictator tyrannized his people for decades.
- She refused to let her older brother tyrannize her anymore.
- The manager was fired for tyrannizing his employees.
- Parents should guide their children without tyrannizing them.
- The king tyrannized over his subjects with harsh laws.
- He felt tyrannized by the strict rules at school.