uxoricide
pronunciation
How to pronounce uxoricide in British English:
UK [ʌkˈsɔ:rɪsaɪd]
How to pronounce uxoricide in American English:
US [ʌkˈsɔrɪˌsaɪd, -ˈsor-, ʌɡˈzɔr-, -ˈzor-]
Word Origin
- uxoricide (n.)
- 1830, "one who kills his wife;" 1835, "the murder of one's wife," from French uxoricide (in use 1820s) from Latin uxor "wife" (see uxorious) + -cide. Related: Uxoricidal.