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uxoricide

[ uhk-sawr-uh-sahyd, -sohr-, uhg-zawr-, -zohr- ]

noun

  1. the act of murdering one's wife.
  2. a man who murders his wife.


uxoricide

/ ʌkˈsɔːrɪˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. the act of killing one's wife
  2. a man who kills his wife
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • uxˌoriˈcidal, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ux·ori·cidal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of uxoricide1

1855–60; < Latin ūxor wife + -i- + -cide
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Word History and Origins

Origin of uxoricide1

C19: from Latin uxor wife + -cide
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Example Sentences

It isn't uxoricide or sheep-stealing—not to know Melville—but it's the deadly sin of ingratitude.

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