adulteress
Married woman straying
A woman who commits adultery—that is, has sexual relations with someone other than her husband.
The term is old-fashioned and carries a judgmental tone, evoking biblical condemnation and scarlet letters.
Modern usage tends toward the gender-neutral *adulterer* or simply describes someone as having an affair.
Illicit female lover
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- extramaritalOutside the marriage bond
- unfaithfulBetraying a partner's trust
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
betrayal · paramour · lover · tryst · liaison · philanderer · cuckold · deception
Woman who entices
- seductressWoman who entices romantically
- jezebelShameless, scheming woman
- femme fataleTreacherous enchantress
- sirenWailing alert device
enchantress · vixen · harlot · scarlet woman · other woman · flirt · coquette · charmer
Painful awareness of failure
- disgraceLoss of honor
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- pariahRejected, shunned person
outcast · condemnation · dishonor · ignominy · notoriety · gossip · reputation · scarlet letter
Violation of divine law
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- immoralContrary to ethical principles
- forbiddenNot allowed
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
wrongdoing · temptation · guilt · repentance · commandment · vice · wicked · sinful
mistress
Illicit female lover
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- extramaritalOutside the marriage bond
- unfaithfulBetraying a partner's trust
cheating · betrayal · paramour · lover · tryst · liaison · philanderer · cuckold · deception · dishonesty
temptress
Woman who entices
- seductressWoman who entices romantically
- jezebelShameless, scheming woman
- femme fataleTreacherous enchantress
siren · enchantress · vixen · harlot · scarlet woman · other woman · flirt · coquette · charmer · enticer
shame
Painful awareness of failure
pariah · outcast · condemnation · dishonor · ignominy · notoriety · gossip · reputation · scarlet letter · shunning
sin
Violation of divine law
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- immoralContrary to ethical principles
- forbiddenNot allowed
taboo · wrongdoing · temptation · guilt · repentance · commandment · vice · wicked · sinful · unvirtuous
- femaleswoman, girl, lady, mother, daughter
- infidelityaffair, cheating, cheater, affairs, unfaithful
- Biblical WisdomEcclesiastes, Job, wisdom of Solomon, King Solomon, Solomon
- betrayerstraitor, betrayer, backstabber, turncoat, double-crosser