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1. capitalized : a son of Priam, husband of Andromache, and Trojan champion slain by Achilles. 2. : bully, braggart. hector. 2 of 2. verb. hectored; hectoring ˈhek-t (ə-)riŋ. intransitive verb. : to behave in an arrogant or intimidating way : to play the bully : swagger. transitive verb. : to intimidate or harass by bluster or personal pressure.
to talk and behave towards someone in a loud and unpleasantly forceful way, especially in order to get them to act or think as you want. Synonyms. browbeat. bully. strong-arm disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Ways of talking. atonally. beg the question idiom. blah. blither. come out. coo. pipe up. prate. spluttery. stammer.
verb [ T ] disapproving us / ˈhek.tɚ / uk / ˈhek.tə r/ Add to word list. to talk and behave toward someone in a loud and unpleasantly forceful way, especially in order to get them to act or think as you want. Synonyms. browbeat. bully. strong-arm disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Ways of talking. atonally.
noun. Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles. (lowercase) a blustering, domineering person; a bully. a male given name. verb (used with object) (lowercase) to treat with insolence; bully; torment: The teacher hectored his students incessantly.
3 days ago · verb. If you say that someone is hectoring you, you do not like the way they are trying to make you do something by bothering you and talking to you aggressively. [disapproval] I suppose you'll hector me until I phone him. [VERB noun] Synonyms: bully, harass, browbeat, worry More Synonyms of Hector.
Hector, in Greek legend, the eldest son of the Trojan king Priam and his queen Hecuba. He was the husband of Andromache and the chief warrior of the Trojan army. In Homer’s Iliad he is represented as an ideal warrior and the mainstay of Troy.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2 days ago · transitive verb. If you say that someone is hectoring you, you do not like the way they are trying to make you do something by bothering you and talking to you aggressively. [disapproval] I suppose you'll hector me until I phone him. Synonyms: bully, harass, browbeat, worry More Synonyms of Hector.
