henpecked
2
8.5
- adjective
- /ˈhɛnˌpɛkt/
- Offensive
- Once, at a party, a man who knew Frank but was innocent of his secret liaison with Lise referred to him as "henpecked."
- henpecked husband
Examples
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Now, before you start thinking that he is a henpecked husband and just gave in to his persistent wife, let me set y'all straight: NO WAY!
Blog text (1) -
In short, it makes sense if you are coming from the perspective of someone who feels embittered, unappreciated, henpecked, slandered, and besieged.
Blog text (15) -
"This from the fellow who the night before had given me that classic henpecked look:
Fiction book (1993) -
It's probably right next to where He puts all the henpecked husbands.
Fiction book (1997) -
My slice of suburbia is full of henpecked husbands who've given their wives complete control of the social calendar.
Blog text (10) -
Chantel did; she did it because she is frustrated with Jackie's messed up crazy ways and Doug's goofy, blind, henpecked ways.
Blog text (4) -
But he knew of no response other than silent and henpecked endurance to her open displays of antagonism, her public scoldings, her sudden, unannounced gestures of intellectual and personal independence.
Blog text (31) -
Many people believe that he is a henpecked husband because he always follows his wife's wishes.
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After years of being henpecked, Mark finally decided to speak up for himself.
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His friends joked about him being henpecked since he rarely made decisions without consulting his partner.
Synonyms
11
7.3
Feeling very busy and worried because of many small tasks
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5.1
Annoyed by repeated small questions and interruptions
Antonyms
How Dominated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word henpecked comes from hen and peck, imagining a hen giving small 'pecks' with her beak. So a henpecked man is seen as someone who is always nagged, criticized, or controlled by his wife.