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tiranizar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bully noun A person who deliberately mistreats, threatens, or intimidates others they see as weaker.
  • hector verb To bully or intimidate someone through loud, aggressive bluster.
  • tyrannize verb To oppress (someone).

Senses

tiranizar is used for these senses in English:

  • bully (transitive) To act aggressively towards.
  • hector (intransitive) To behave like a hector or bully; to bluster, to swagger; to bully.
  • tyrannize (transitive) To oppress (someone).

bully — full definition

  1. noun A person who deliberately mistreats, threatens, or intimidates others they see as weaker.
  2. verb To intimidate or act aggressively toward someone, typically someone perceived as weaker.
  3. adj Excellent or first-rate (dated, informal).

hector — full definition

  1. verb To bully or intimidate someone through loud, aggressive bluster.
  2. noun A blustering bully who tries to intimidate through loud, aggressive behavior.
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