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

Other Word Forms

• uxoricidal 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’s not as if the idea of uxoricide was unknown in that world.

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"This is a case of diabolical and ghastly uxoricide," said Judge M Manoj, referring to the murder of a wife.

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A long orchestral climax builds slowly before Bluebeard grants the key to door No. 7, as Judith declares she now knows that the rumors of uxoricide are true.

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

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