tyrannize

A verb used to indicate the act of ruling or exercising power in a cruel, oppressive, or unjust manner.

ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия правления или осуществления власти жестоким, угнетающим или несправедливым образом.esVerbo que se refiere a gobernar o ejercer el poder de manera cruel, opresiva o injusta, o tratar a alguien con dureza y abuso de autoridad.frVerbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de gouverner ou d'exercer le pouvoir de manière cruelle, oppressive ou injuste.deVerb, das bezeichnet, Macht grausam, unterdrückend oder ungerecht auszuüben oder jemanden wie ein Tyrann zu behandeln.ptVerbo usado para designar o ato de governar ou exercer poder de maneira cruel, opressiva ou injusta; também pode indicar o ato de maltratar, atormentar ou dominar alguém de forma abusiva.zh动词，表示以残暴、压迫或不公正的方式统治或行使权力。arفعل يُستعمل للدلالة على الحكم أو ممارسة السلطة بطريقة قاسية أو ظالمة أو مستبدة، وعلى إخضاع الآخرين بالاضطهاد والتعسف.

1. Rule as a tyrant C1 formal

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

   • The dictator tyrannized the nation for decades.
   • History remembers leaders who tyrannized their people.
   • The king tyrannized his subjects without mercy.

   ruТиранитьesTiranizarfrRégner en tyrandeTyrannisierenptTiranizarzh暴虐统治arاستبد بالحكم

   Synonymes: domineerenslaveoppresssubjugate

2. Oppress or dominate cruelly C1 formal

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

   • The boss tyrannized his employees with impossible deadlines.
   • She felt tyrannized by her controlling partner.
   • The older students tyrannized the younger ones in the schoolyard.

   ruТиранитьesTiranizarfrtyranniserdeTyrannisierenptTiranizarzh暴虐统治arاستبداد

   Synonymes: bullydominateenslaveoppressoverbearpersecuterepresssubjugatesuppress

   Antonymes: empowerfreeliberate

• tyrannized past participle
• tyrannized past simple
• tyrannizing present participle
• tyrannizes third person singular