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plagued

English

Verb

plagued

  1. simple past tense and past participle of plague

Adjective

plagued (comparative more plagued, superlative most plagued)

  1. Constantly afflicted or relentlessly attacked (by someone or something).
Translations

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henpecked

English

Etymology

hen +? pecked

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?h?np?kt/
  • Hyphenation: hen?pecked

Adjective

henpecked (comparative more henpecked, superlative most henpecked)

  1. (particularly of husbands or boyfriends) Intimidated or overwhelmed by a nagging or overbearing wife or girlfriend.
    • 1884, Henry James, "The Author of Beltraffio" in The English Illustrated Magazine 1 (9–10) (June–July 1884).
      "I noticed that he addressed her as 'My dear,' very genially, without any trace of resentment.... The quickness of the transition made me vaguely ask myself whether he were henpecked,—a shocking conjecture, which I instantly dismissed."

Synonyms

  • pussywhipped
  • under the thumb
  • uxorious

Translations

See also

  • mother-hen
  • to wear the pants

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