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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprepotente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: prepotente
"Il suo atteggiamento prepotente ha infastidito tutti."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Talking to someone in a bullying, domineering, or aggressively assertive way; lecturing or browbeating.
"The committee meeting was derailed by the chairman's hectoring tone towards the junior staff."
- 1
The act of intimidating, bullying, or verbally browbeating someone.
"She refused to yield to the constant hectoring of her supervisor."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the proper name Hector, the heroic Trojan warrior of Greek mythology known for his boastful and aggressive martial pride in Homer's Iliad. By the late 17th century in English, the verb 'hector' evolved from meaning to swagger or bully to specifically describe the act of talking to someone in a domineering, bullying, or aggressively lecturing manner.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hectoring" is said worldwide
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arrogant
Transliteration: arrogant
"Son ton arrogant a agacé toute l'assemblée."
schikanierend
Transliteration: schikanierend
"Sein schikanierender Tonfall stieß auf großen Widerstand."
prepotente
Transliteration: prepotente
"Il suo atteggiamento prepotente ha infastidito tutti."
intimidatorio
Transliteration: intimidatorio
"Su tono intimidatorio no logró convencer a nadie."
intimidador
Transliteration: intimidador
"O discurso intimidador do chefe desagradou a equipe."
धमकाने वाला
Transliteration: dhamkane wala
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसके धमकाने वाले लहजे को किसी ने पसंद नहीं किया।"
虚张声势的
Transliteration: xū zhāng shēng shì de
Script: 中文汉字
"他那虚张声势的语气让人感到厌烦。"
위협하는
Transliteration: wi-hyeop-ha-neun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그의 위협하는 태도는 팀원들을 지치게 했다."
威圧的な
Transliteration: iatteki na
Script: 日本語
"彼の威圧的な口調が会議の雰囲気悪くした。"
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