henpecked
browbeaten, bullied, or intimidated by one's wife, girlfriend, etc.: a henpecked husband who never dared to contradict his wife.
Origin of henpecked
1Other words from henpecked
- henpecking, noun
Words Nearby henpecked
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How to use henpecked in a sentence
One danger is that women will be henpecked by men who now claim that unprotected sex is medically safe.
Martha paid as little attention to the old man's injunctions as a predominant dame gives to those of a henpecked husband.
The Fortunes of Nigel | Sir Walter ScottHe still believed that she was excessively fond of him—a common delusion of husbands, especially when henpecked.
Night and Morning, Complete | Edward Bulwer-LyttonSocrates was henpecked, and was one of the greatest philosophers in the world—but the rule does not hold good any longer.
The Foolish Almanak | AnonymousI saw one instance where a henpecked husband "ran amok" and killed or wounded seventeen people before he himself was killed.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 | Elbert Hubbard
I am prepared to become an awful example of a henpecked husband.
Mount Royal, Volume 1 of 3 | Mary Elizabeth Braddon
British Dictionary definitions for henpecked
/ (ˈhɛnˌpɛkd) /
(of a man) continually harassed or tormented by the persistent nagging of a woman (esp his wife)
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