What is "henpecked" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does henpecked mean in English? Meaning of henpecked definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "henpecked" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "henpecked": harassed by persistent nagging

Adjective

Meaning: harassed by persistent nagging

Synonyms: dominated henpecked

Similar: submissive

Adjective: Particularly of husbands, plagued or overwhelmed by a nagging or overbearing wife. 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."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:

acquiescent, compliant, constrained, docile, intimidated, meek, obedient, passive, resigned, submissive, timid, yielding, browbeaten, dominated, led by the nose, nagged, subjected to nagging, unassertive, unresisting, wife-ridden, in fear of one's wife, under one's thumb,

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What is "henpecked" in English? Definition and Explanations

What is "henpecked" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "henpecked": harassed by persistent nagging

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