cuckoldry

ˈkʌkəldri

cuckoldries

Definition

Definition of cuckoldry - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

marital status

Rare

state of being a cuckold

Rare

His fear of cuckoldry was unfounded and obsessive..

adultery

infidelity

sexual pursuit

Rare

practice of pursuing married women for sex

Rare

His reputation for cuckoldry was well-known.

adultery

infidelity

unfaithfulness

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Origin of cuckoldry

Middle English, cukeweld (cuckoo) + wald (ruler)

Examples of cuckoldry in a sentence

The novel explored the emotional toll of cuckoldry.
The novel explores the concept of cuckoldry in modern society.

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French:cocuage, infidélité, ...
German:Untreue, Ehebruch, ...
Italian:infedeltà, ...
Spanish:cachondeo, adulterio, ...
Portuguese:infidelidade conjugal, cornudagem, ...
Chinese:婚姻不忠, 偷情, ...
Japanese:寝取られ, 寝取られ行為, ...
Arabic:خيانة زوجية, ملاحقة النسا المتزوجات, ...
Hebrew:בְּגִידַת בַּעַל, נִיאוּף, ...
Russian:супружеская измена, ухаживание за замужними, ...
Ukrainian:рогоносець, залицяння до заміжніх жінок, ...
Hindi:परस्त्रीगमन, कुकॉल्ड्री, ...
Bengali:পরকীয়া, কাকলড্রি, ...
Catalan:cornuderia, cucúldria, ...
Czech:paroháčství, cizoložství, ...
Danish:utroskab, ægteskabsbrud, ...
Dutch:overspel, praktijk van het najagen van getrouwde vrouwen voor seks, ...
Greek:κεράτωμα, μοιχεία, ...
Hungarian:felszarvazottság, asszonycsábás, ...
Khmer:ស្ថានភាពប្តីដែលប្រពន្ធមានសាហាយ, ការស្វែងរករួមភេទជាមួយស្ត្រីដែលមានប្តី, ...
Korean:불륜, 간통, ...
Persian:خیانت زناشویی, زن‌بارگی, ...
Polish:zdrada małżeńska, cudzołóstwo, ...
Portuguese (BR):infidelidade conjugal, perseguição a mulheres casadas, ...
Romanian:înșelăciune conjugală, cuceriri amoroase, ...
Swedish:otrohet, ...
Thai:การเป็นชู้, การแสวงหาผู้หญิงที่แต่งงานแล้ว, ...
Turkish:aldatma durumu, boynuzlama, ...
Vietnamese:sự bị cắm sừng, sự ngoại tình, ...

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