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henpeck

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verb (used with object)

to browbeat, bully, or intimidate (one's husband, boyfriend, etc.).

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. hennessey,
  2. hennin,
  3. henoch,
  4. henoch-schönlein purpura,
  5. henotheism,
  6. henpecked,
  7. henri,
  8. henri, robert,
  9. henrietta,
  10. henrietta maria
Related formshen·pecked, adjective
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Examples from the Web for 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

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