tyrannise vs ballyrag

tyrannise and ballyrag both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tyrannise	No	No	Yes	No
ballyrag	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, ballyrag is a hypernym of tyrannise; that is, ballyrag is a word with a broader meaning than tyrannise:

tyrannise: rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner
ballyrag: be bossy towards

Other hypernyms of tyrannise include boss around, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, hector, push around, strong-arm.

tyrannise (verb)	ballyrag (verb)
rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner	be bossy towards
rule a country as a tyrant