hector
verb
[ ˈhɛktə ]
• talk to (someone) in a bullying way.
• "she doesn't hector us about giving up things"
Similar:
bully,
intimidate,
browbeat,
cow,
badger,
chivvy,
harass,
torment,
plague,
coerce,
pressurize,
strong-arm,
threaten,
menace,
ride roughshod over,
use strong-arm tactics on,
dragoon,
bulldoze,
railroad,
steamroller,
bullyrag,
Origin:
late Middle English: from the Trojan warrior Hector. Originally denoting a hero, the sense later became ‘braggart or bully’ (applied in the late 17th century to a member of a gang of London youths), hence ‘talk to in a bullying way’.
