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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dominated, henpeckedadjective

    harassed by persistent nagging

Wiktionary

  1. henpeckedadjective

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

    The bar became a haven for henpecked husbands to go to commiserate.

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  1. henpecked

    Henpecked refers to a person, usually a husband or male partner, who is persistently dominated, bullied, or excessively criticized by their spouse or female partner. It suggests a state where a person is overly submissive or controlled by their significant other.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Henpecked

    of Henpeck

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of henpecked in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of henpecked in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of henpecked in a Sentence

  1. Proverb:

    A henpecked husband gets no support during a lawsuit.


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