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wificide

UK/ˈwaɪ.fɪ.saɪd/

wificide noun: the killing of one's wife.

Noun

wificide (uncountable)

  1. (nonce-word) The killing of one's wife.
    • Sir Walter Lesly fulfilled his threats of ordering horses the succeeding day, and taking his departure from the castle ; but not because, as for a moment he had been attempted to apprehend, his jealous host had evinced tendencies to wificide.1845, Catherine Gore, Self, volume II, London: Henry Colburn, page 229
    • This last beautifully rounded period Mrs. Bousefield had carefully retained from one of her favourite Minerva Press fictions, entitled, "Lavinia; or, the Victim of Love," which she had that morning been reading; and she thought, as she declaimed it with all the dignity of a tall lady in red cotton...1854, Rosina Bulwer-Lytton, Behind the Scenes, New York City, NY: Riker, Thorne & Co., page 157
    Synonyms:
    uxoricide

Synonyms of wificide

Origin of wificide

From wife + -i- + -cide.

Questions about wificide

What does wificide mean?
Wificide means the killing of one's wife.
What part of speech is wificide?
Wificide is a noun.
How do you pronounce wificide?
Wificide is pronounced /ˈwaɪ.fɪ.saɪd/ (UK).

Words near wificide in the dictionary

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  8. wified
  9. wifier
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