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Hector vs Rile - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between hector and rile

is that hector is to intimidate or dominate in a blustering way while rile is to make angry.

As a noun hector

is a bully; a blustering, turbulent, noisy fellow.

As a proper noun Hector

is a Trojan hero in Iliad.

hector

English

Alternative forms

* hectour (qualifier)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A bully; a blustering, turbulent, noisy fellow.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way.
  • To behave like a bully; swagger.

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    rile

    English

    Verb

    (ril)
  • to make angry
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 20 , author=Michael da Silva , title=Stoke 3 - 0 Macc Tel-Aviv , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Riled by a decision that went against him, Ziv kicked his displaced boot at the assistant referee and, after a short consultation between the officials, he was given his marching orders and the loudest cheer of the night.}}
  • to stir or move from a state of calm or order
    • Money'' ''problems'' rile ''the underpaid worker every day .
    Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really rile me.
    It riles me that she never closes the door after she leaves.

    Synonyms

    * aggravate * anger * annoy * irritate * vex

    Derived terms

    * to get riled up - to become angry

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