0 present participle of tyrannize
1 to treat someone cruelly, controlling everything that they do:
He was one of those school bullies who tyrannized the whole playground.
Diederich's life, from his childhood, are characterized by being slavishly subservient to his superiors while tyrannizing those below him.
Mill admits that this new form of society seemed immune to tyranny because there was no fear of tyrannizing over self.
