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whoredom

noun · 2 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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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈhɔːdəm/
  • US: /ˈhɔɚdəm/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)dəm

1

noun

Meaning 1

The state of being a whore, prostitution; sexual indulgence, fornication.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: harlotry

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

offering sexual intercourse for pay

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prostitution, harlotry

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vice crime

History

Etymology

From Middle English horedom, hordom, from Old Norse hórdómr, ultimately corresponding to whore + -dom. Cognate with Swedish hordom (“whoredom”), Middle Dutch hoerdom (“whoredom”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: qəhbəlik — state of being a whore
  • Bulgarian: блудство (bludstvo) — state of being a whore
  • Bulgarian: проституиране (prostituirane) — state of being a whore
  • Icelandic: hórdómur — state of being a whore
  • Plautdietsch: Huararie — state of being a whore
  • Turkish: fahişelik — state of being a whore
  • Turkish: kahpelik — state of being a whore
  • Turkish: orospuluk — state of being a whore