ex-wife

See also: exwife

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ex- +‎ wife.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ex-wife (plural ex-wives)

  1. A former wife (from a previous marriage after a divorce).
    • 2001, Steven Suskin, Broadway Yearbook, 1999-2000:
      Pascal's estate was contentiously split between his ex-wife and his nonwife, with artistic decisions ultimately empowered to a banker.
    • 2020, Scott Wright, Verity Trott, Callum Jones, “‘The pussy ain’t worth it, bro’: assessing the discourse and structure of MGTOW”, in Information, Communication & Society, volume 23:
      Personal stories about unhappy relationships, cheating partners and manipulative ex-wives were often described in detail, usually to illustrate AWALT and serve as the basis for the MGTOW lifestyle.

Translations

See also

  • ex-husband
  • ex-fiancé
  • ex-fiancée
  • ex-father-in-law
  • ex-mother-in-law
  • ex-sister-in-law
  • ex-brother-in-law
  • ex-daughter-in-law
  • ex-son-in-law
  • ex-grandfather-in-law
  • ex-grandmother-in-law
  • ex-granddaughter-in-law
  • ex-grandson-in-law

References

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