cuckold

[US]/'kʌk(ə)ld/
[UK]/'kʌkold/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. to commit adultery with someone's wife, making her husband wear a green hat
n. a man with an unfaithful wife.
Word Forms
Past Tensecuckolded
Present Participlecuckolding
Third Person Singularcuckolds
Pluralcuckolds
Past Participlecuckolded

Example Sentences

He was cuckolded by his best friend.

He discovered that he was being cuckolded by his best friend.

The novel explores the themes of betrayal and cuckoldry.

She suspected her husband of being a cuckold.

Cuckoldry has been a common theme in literature for centuries.

He felt humiliated when he realized he was a cuckold.

The play portrays a man who becomes a cuckold.

Cuckolded husbands in history often faced social ridicule.

In some cultures, being a cuckold is considered a great shame.

The character's downfall was triggered by his cuckoldry.

Cuckoldry is a recurring motif in Shakespeare's plays.

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