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

Derived Forms

• uxˌoriˈcidal, adjective

Other Words From

• ux·ori·cidal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of uxoricide¹

1855–60; < Latin ūxor wife + -i- + -cide

Word History and Origins

Origin of uxoricide¹

C19: from Latin uxor wife + -cide

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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