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uxoricide

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ʌkˈsɔː.ɹɪˌsaɪd/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who murders one's wife.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The murdering of one's own wife.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the murder of a wife by her husband

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: murder, slaying, execution

4

noun

Meaning 4

a husband who murders his wife

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: husband, hubby, married man

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French uxoricide or Latin uxor + English -icide.

From French uxoricide or Latin uxōricīdium.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: uxoricida — a man who kills his wife
  • Estonian: naisetapja — a man who kills his wife
  • French: uxoricide — a man who kills his wife
  • German: Gattinnenmörder — a man who kills his wife
  • Greek: συζυγοκτόνος (syzygoktónos) — a man who kills his wife
  • Irish: marfóir mná céile — a man who kills his wife
  • Italian: uxoricida — a man who kills his wife
  • Polish: żonobójca — a man who kills his wife
  • Portuguese: uxoricida — a man who kills his wife
  • Romagnol: uxorizìda — a man who kills his wife
  • Russian: женоуби́йца (ženoubíjca) — a man who kills his wife
  • Serbo-Croatian: женоубица — a man who kills his wife
  • Serbo-Croatian: ženoubica — a man who kills his wife
  • Spanish: uxoricida — a man who kills his wife
  • Swedish: hustrumördare — a man who kills his wife
  • Catalan: uxoricidi — the killing of one's wife
  • Esperanto: edzinmurdo — the killing of one's wife
  • Estonian: naisetapp — the killing of one's wife
  • Finnish: vaimonmurha — the killing of one's wife
  • French: uxoricide — the killing of one's wife
  • German: Gattinnenmord — the killing of one's wife
  • Greek: συζυγοκτονία (syzygoktonía) — the killing of one's wife
  • Ido: spozinocido — the killing of one's wife
  • Italian: uxoricidio — the killing of one's wife
  • Polish: żonobójstwo — the killing of one's wife
  • Portuguese: uxoricídio — the killing of one's wife
  • Romagnol: uxorizìdi — the killing of one's wife
  • Russian: женоуби́йство (ženoubíjstvo) — the killing of one's wife
  • Serbo-Croatian: женоубиство — the killing of one's wife
  • Serbo-Croatian: ženoubistvo — the killing of one's wife
  • Spanish: uxoricidio — the killing of one's wife
  • Swedish: hustrumord — the killing of one's wife