henpecked



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henpecked

Of a man, thoroughly and continually dominated, intimidated, bullied, or browbeaten by a woman, especially his wife or girlfriend. John used to be the most adventurous, spontaneous guy I knew, but since he got married, he's become totally henpecked. I hope I never become some henpecked husband like my father was.
See also: henpeck

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Grigorii-Medieval Slavic
Althea[æl'θi:ə]
Ignace-French
Foster['fɔstə]
RukİYe-Turkish
PrincessPRIN-ses, PRINT-səs, prin-SESEnglish (Modern)