Definition
Describing a person, especially a man, whose spouse or partner has been unfaithful.
Etymology
Past tense or past participle of 'cuckold,' formed with the '-ed' suffix, used as either a verb or adjective.
Kelly Says
In medieval and Renaissance literature, cuckolded husbands became a stock character for comedy—Shakespeare used the cuckold joke repeatedly because audiences found betrayal darkly hilarious.
Translations
BNবাংলা
বিশ্বাসঘাতক
bi-shwas-gha-ta-k
CSČeština
zraděný
zra-de-ne-ny
DEDeutsch
betrogen
be-tro-gen
ELΕλληνικά
δολοφονία
do-lo-fo-nia
ESEspañol
engañado
en-ga-nya-do
FRFrançais
adultéré
a-doo-l-te-re
HIहिन्दी
धोखा खाया
dho-kha kha-ya
IDBahasa Indonesia
selingkuh
se-ling-ku-h
ITItaliano
tradito
tra-di-to
JA日本語
浮気された
fu-ki sa-re-ta
KMKM
ការប្រកាន់
ka-ar-bra-ka-an
MRMR
भ्रष्टाचार
bhrash-ta-cha-ar
MSBahasa Melayu
pengkhianatan
peng-khi-a-na-tan
NLNederlands
overspel
o-ver-spel
PLPolski
zdradzony
zd-ra-d-zo-ny
PTPortuguês
adúltero
a-doo-l-te-ro
RORomână
infidel
in-fi-del
RUРусский
обманутый
ob-ma-nu-tyi
SVSvenska
fuskad
foos-kad
SWKiswahili
kuzini
koo-zi-ni
TEతెలుగు
భ్రష్టు
bhrash-tu
TLTL
pag-tataksil
pa-g-ta-ksil
TRTürkçe
sadakatsiz bırakılmış
sa-da-kat-siz bi-rak-i-lish
UKУкраїнська
зраджений
zrad-je-niy
VITiếng Việt
ngoài tình
ngoi-tin
ZH中文
出轨被发现
chū guǐ bèi fā xiàn
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Past tense of cuckold: originally described a husband whose wife was unfaithful, encoding shame/humiliation gendered toward men and assumptions about women's sexual behavior and male property rights.
Inclusive Usage
Use 'betrayed partner' or 'infidelity occurred' to describe relationship breach neutrally without gendered shame.
Inclusive Alternatives
["betrayed","experienced infidelity","deceived partner"]