Tyrannize
verb
To rule or control others in a cruel or unfair way.
The dictator tyrannized the people in his country for many years.
Often appears as...
- tyrannize over
- tyrannize somebody
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Disapproving
verb
To treat someone harshly or cruelly over a period of time.
He had been tyrannizing his family with his temper tantrums.
Often appears as...
- tyrannize family
- tyrannize employees
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To rule or control others in a cruel or unfair way.
The dictator tyrannized the people in his country for many years.
Often appears as...
- tyrannize over
- tyrannize somebody
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To treat someone harshly or cruelly over a period of time.
He had been tyrannizing his family with his temper tantrums.
Often appears as...
- tyrannize family
- tyrannize employees
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Political Context
Often used to describe unjust rulers or government actions, implying abuse of power.
The king would tyrannize his subjects without any remorse.
Pro Tip 2/3Control and Fear
Implies creating a climate of fear to control or influence others.
The boss would tyrannize workers into working overtime without pay.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Carries a strong negative feeling; never used to describe positive leadership.
Her way to tyrannize the team led to everyone's discontent.
Pro Tip 1/3Political Context
Often used to describe unjust rulers or government actions, implying abuse of power.
The king would tyrannize his subjects without any remorse.
Pro Tip 2/3Control and Fear
Implies creating a climate of fear to control or influence others.
The boss would tyrannize workers into working overtime without pay.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Carries a strong negative feeling; never used to describe positive leadership.
Her way to tyrannize the team led to everyone's discontent.
Pro Tip 1/3Political Context
Often used to describe unjust rulers or government actions, implying abuse of power.
The king would tyrannize his subjects without any remorse.
Pro Tip 2/3Control and Fear
Implies creating a climate of fear to control or influence others.
The boss would tyrannize workers into working overtime without pay.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Carries a strong negative feeling; never used to describe positive leadership.
Her way to tyrannize the team led to everyone's discontent.
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We live in a world increasingly tyrannized by the screen, by our phones, by our tablets, by our televisions and our computers. We can have any experience that we want,
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Art that transforms...
We live in a world increasingly tyrannized by the screen, by our phones, by our tablets, by our televisions and our computers. We can have any experience that we want,
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Quote examples
George Lois
American Artist
Trends can tyrannize; trends are traps. In any creative industry, the fact that others are moving in a certain direction is always proof positive, at least to me, that a new direction is the only direction.
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Mark Goulston
American Psychologist
Be it terrorists or 'blinded by greed' capitalists or 'deaf and dumb and siloed' officials, special interests will always tyrannize the common good.
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Bob Menendez
American Politician
My mother made the courageous decision to flee a tyrannized Cuba in the 1950s and bring her children to the United States, where I was born.
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
The United States tyrannizes and pillages the globalized world with its political, economic, technological, and military might.
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Pierre Corneille
French Dramatist
My reason, it's true, controls my feelings, but whatever its authority, it doesn't rule them so much as tyrannize them.
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David Duchovny
American Actor
You become tyrannized by this notion that women must not only be treated equally, but they must never fail.
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Marquis de Sade
French Novelist
Lust's passion will be served; it demands, it militates, it tyrannizes.
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George Lois
American Artist
Trends can tyrannize; trends are traps. In any creative industry, the fact that others are moving in a certain direction is always proof positive, at least to me, that a new direction is the only direction.
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Mark Goulston
American Psychologist
Be it terrorists or 'blinded by greed' capitalists or 'deaf and dumb and siloed' officials, special interests will always tyrannize the common good.
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Bob Menendez
American Politician
My mother made the courageous decision to flee a tyrannized Cuba in the 1950s and bring her children to the United States, where I was born.
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
The United States tyrannizes and pillages the globalized world with its political, economic, technological, and military might.
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Pierre Corneille
French Dramatist
My reason, it's true, controls my feelings, but whatever its authority, it doesn't rule them so much as tyrannize them.
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David Duchovny
American Actor
You become tyrannized by this notion that women must not only be treated equally, but they must never fail.
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Marquis de Sade
French Novelist
Lust's passion will be served; it demands, it militates, it tyrannizes.
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