tyrannise

• Governar ou tratar alguém de forma cruel, injusta ou opressiva; exercer o poder de maneira tirânica.

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.

   Tiranizar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdictatedomineerenslaveoppresssubjugatetyrannize

2. Oppress or dominateC1formalbritish

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

   Tiranizar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbullycoercedictatedomineerenslaveoppressoverbearpersecutesubjugatesuppress

   Antônimosempowerfreeliberate