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tyrannized

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of tyrannized

suffering grave abuse or injustice at the hands of one in authority

  • when the tyrannized masses could take no more, a violent and bloody revolution became inevitable
Synonyms of tyrannized

crushed, downtrodden, oppressed, persecuted
Words Related to tyrannized

browbeaten, bullied, cowed, hectored, intimidated

abused, maltreated, mistreated

abject, despairing, disheartened, dispirited, downcast, hopeless

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