uxoricide C2 Topic:People & Society US /ʌkˈsɔːrəˌsaɪd/ UK /ʌkˈsɔːrɪˌsaɪd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the act of killing one's wife He was charged with uxoricide after the tragic incident. 2 noun a person who kills their wife The court sentenced the uxoricide to life imprisonment. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of killing one's wife wife murderspouse killingmarital homicideconjugal murder 2 noun · a person who kills their wife wife-killermurdererspouse killer Etymology AI details From Latin uxor 'wife' plus -cidium 'act of killing' (or -cida 'killer'), giving English uxoricide, 'the killing of one's wife' or 'one who kills his wife.' Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # uxoricide **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ʌkˈsɔːrəˌsaɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ʌkˈsɔːrɪˌsaɪd/ ## Meanings 1. the act of killing one's wife 2. a person who kills their wife ## Examples - He was charged with uxoricide after the tragic incident. - The court sentenced the uxoricide to life imprisonment. ## Synonyms - wife murder - spouse killing - marital homicide - conjugal murder - wife-killer - murderer - spouse killer ## Etymology From Latin uxor 'wife' plus -cidium 'act of killing' (or -cida 'killer'), giving English uxoricide, 'the killing of one's wife' or 'one who kills his wife.' ## AI Etymology Uxoricide comes from Latin uxor 'wife' plus -cidium 'act of killing' (or -cida 'killer'), giving English uxoricide, 'the killing of one's wife' or 'one who kills his wife.'. In current use it is a noun meaning "the act of killing one's wife". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The word's history is thus visible in its construction: the components remain interpretable even after the whole expression has settled into a conventional English meaning. ## Topics - People & Society markdown