homewrecking
Seducing someone's spouse
Homewrecking is pursuing or engaging in a romantic or sexual relationship with someone who is already married or partnered, with the implication of destroying that existing relationship.
The term casts blame on the outside party: She's a homewrecker.
It appears as both noun and adjective: a homewrecking affair, accused of homewrecking.
The word carries moral judgment and is applied far more often to women than men.
Romantic entanglement outside commitment
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- mistressIllicit female lover
- unfaithfulnessBreach of romantic commitment
extramarital · philandering · seduction · tryst · liaison · cuckoldry · other woman · paramour
Deliberate violation of trust
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
perfidy · manipulation · duplicity · undermining · deceit · dishonesty · breach · violation
Intense mental suffering
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- despairTotal absence of hope
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
brokenhearted · pain · suffering · tears · shattered · loss · emptiness · wounded
Sensationalist newspaper format
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- disgraceLoss of honor
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- notorietyFame from misdeeds
exposé · headlines · rumors · publicity · controversy · public humiliation · reputation · fallout
Legal end of matrimony
- separationState of being apart
- custodyProtective care or control
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- family breakdownCollapse of household bonds
conflict · upheaval · instability · discord · tension · strife · fractured · estrangement
affair
Romantic entanglement outside commitment
unfaithfulness · extramarital · philandering · seduction · tryst · liaison · cuckoldry · other woman · paramour · temptation
treachery
Deliberate violation of trust
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
disloyalty · perfidy · manipulation · duplicity · undermining · deceit · dishonesty · breach · violation · faithlessness
anguish
Intense mental suffering
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- despairTotal absence of hope
heartache · brokenhearted · pain · suffering · tears · shattered · loss · emptiness · wounded · trauma
tabloid
Sensationalist newspaper format
notoriety · exposé · headlines · rumors · publicity · controversy · public humiliation · reputation · fallout · media frenzy
divorce
Legal end of matrimony
- separationState of being apart
- custodyProtective care or control
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
family breakdown · conflict · upheaval · instability · discord · tension · strife · fractured · estrangement · split
homewreckingfaithful
Consistently loyal and true
devoted · loyal · monogamous · true · fidelity
homewreckinghomemaking
Managing domestic life
nurturing · stabilizing · unifying · nest-building · bonding
homewreckingvirtuous
Morally excellent, principled
honorable · respectable · respectful · principled · ethical
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