English
Etymology
hen pecked
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈhɛnpɛkt/ Hyphenation: hen‧pecked
Adjective
henpecked (comparative more henpecked , superlative most henpecked )
(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
Translations
plagued or overwhelmed by one's wife
Chinese:
Mandarin: 怕老婆的 ( pàlǎopó de ) , 懼內的 ／ 惧内的 (zh) , 惧内的 (zh) ( jùnèi de )
Czech: pod pantoflem
Danish: i sin hule hånd tøffelhelt (da)
Finnish: tossun alla tossutettu
French: jobard (fr) m la femme porte la culotte dominé par sa femme
German: unter dem Pantoffel Pantoffelheld (de) m ( a henpecked husband )
Hungarian: papucs (hu) , tutyimutyi (hu)
Italian: soggiogato (it) , sottomesso (it) , plagiato (it) , asservito (it)
Japanese: 女房天下 ( にょうぼうてんか, nyōbō tenka ) , 二本棒 ( にほんぼう, nihonbō ) , 鼻下長 ( びかちょう, bikachō )
(deprecated template usage ) {{trans-mid }}Latin: uxorius
Macedonian: папучар m ( papučar )
Norman: dêbraiesi
Norwegian:
Bokmål: tøffelhelt (no) m
Polish: pod pantoflem
Portuguese: mandado (pt)
Russian: под башмако́м ( pod bašmakóm ) , под каблуко́м (ru) ( pod kablukóm ) , подкаблу́чник (ru) ( podkablúčnik ) ( noun )
Spanish: ( Spain ) calzonazos (es) m planchabragas (es) m ( Mexico ) mandilón (es) m ( Chile ) macabeo (es) m ( Bolivia, Río de la Plata ) pollerudo (es) m ( Peru ) pisado (es)
Turkish: kılıbık (tr)
See also