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henpeck

[hen-pek]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to browbeat, bully, or intimidate (one's husband, boyfriend, etc.).
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Related formshen·pecked, adjective
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Related Words for henpeck

badger, berate, bother, bug, bully, carp, fuss, harass, hector, hound, intimidate, irritate, needle, pester, ride, scold, torment

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Historical Examples of henpeck

  • Was it possible that she might not be going to henpeck him after all?

    The Way of All Flesh

    Samuel Butler

British Dictionary definitions for henpeck

henpeck

verb
  1. (tr) (of a woman) to harass or torment (a man, esp her husband) by persistent nagging
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