Etymology

uxorophobia

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Today it means: An inordinate fear of one's own wife, or of wives. Full definition →

Latin uxor
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  1. Latin · derived fromuxor“wife”
  2. English todayuxorophobia

From Latin uxor (“wife”) + -phobia.

Words from the same roots

Latinuxor all →

uxoricide

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