uxoricide

American  

[uhk-sawr-uh-sahyd, -sohr-, uhg-zawr-, -zohr-] / ʌkˈsɔr əˌsaɪd, -ˈsoʊr-, ʌgˈzɔr-, -ˈzoʊr- /

noun

1. the act of murdering one's wife.

2. a man who murders his wife.

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uxoricide British  

/ ʌkˈsɔːrɪˌsaɪd /

noun

1. the act of killing one's wife

2. a man who kills his wife

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Other Word Forms

• uxoricidal adjective

Etymology

Origin of uxoricide

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

Example Sentences

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.

From New York Times

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

From Project Gutenberg