tyrannise

• Gouverner ou traiter quelqu'un de manière cruelle, injuste ou oppressive ; exercer le pouvoir de façon tyrannique.

To rule or treat someone in a cruel, unjust, or oppressive manner; to exercise power tyrannically.

1. Rule as a tyrantC1formalbritish

   To govern a country or state in a cruel, oppressive, and autocratic manner.

   Gouverner en tyran

   • The dictator tyrannised the nation for decades.
   • History remembers those who tyrannised their people.
   • He was accused of tyrannising the kingdom with an iron fist.

   Synonymesdictatedomineerenslaveoppresssubjugatetyrannize

2. Oppress or dominateC1formalbritish

   To exercise power over someone in a cruel, unfair, or autocratic way.

   Tyraniser

   • The boss tyrannised his employees with unreasonable demands.
   • She felt tyrannised by her controlling partner.
   • The older students tyrannised the younger ones in the dormitory.

   Synonymesbullycoercedictatedomineerenslaveoppressoverbearpersecutesubjugatesuppress

   Antonymesempowerfreeliberate