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Definitions for Henpecked
[1] browbeaten, bullied, or intimidated by one's wife, girlfriend, etc.: a henpecked husband who never dared to contradict his wife.
[2] to browbeat, bully, or intimidate (one's husband, boyfriend, etc.).
[3] (of a man) continually harassed or tormented by the persistent nagging of a woman (esp his wife)
[4] (tr) (of a woman) to harass or torment (a man, esp her husband) by persistent nagging
Words related to Henpecked
acquiescent, compliant, constrained, docile, intimidated, meek, obedient, passive, resigned, submissive, timid, yielding, browbeaten, dominated, unassertive, unresisting
Words nearby Henpecked
hennin, henoch, henoch-schönlein purpura, henotheism, henpeck, henpecked, henri, henrietta, henrietta maria, henry, henry i
Origin of Henpecked
First recorded in 1670–80; hen + peck2 + -ed2
Other words from Henpecked
hen·peck·ing , noun
hen·pecked , adjective
Synonyms for Henpecked
acquiescent, browbeaten, compliant, constrained, docile, dominated, in fear of one's wife, intimidated, led by the nose, meek, nagged, obedient, passive, resigned, subjected to nagging, submissive, timid, unassertive, under one's thumb, unresisting, wife-ridden, yielding