George Lois

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.

American Artist

Mark Goulston

Be it terrorists or 'blinded by greed' capitalists or 'deaf and dumb and siloed' officials, special interests will always tyrannize the common good.

American Psychologist

Bob Menendez

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.

American Politician

Fidel Castro

The United States tyrannizes and pillages the globalized world with its political, economic, technological, and military might.

Statesman

Pierre Corneille

My reason, it's true, controls my feelings, but whatever its authority, it doesn't rule them so much as tyrannize them.

French Dramatist

David Duchovny

You become tyrannized by this notion that women must not only be treated equally, but they must never fail.

American Actor

Marquis de Sade

Lust's passion will be served; it demands, it militates, it tyrannizes.

French Novelist

Often used to describe unjust rulers or government actions, implying abuse of power.

Political Context

Implies creating a climate of fear to control or influence others.

Control and Fear

Carries a strong negative feeling; never used to describe positive leadership.

Negative Connotation

Used to describe domineering behavior in personal and familial interactions.

Personal Relationships

Focuses on the emotional distress caused by prolonged harsh treatment.

Emotional Impact

While it can involve physical acts, it often refers to psychological or emotional abuse.

Not Physical

 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,

Tyrannize