ADULTERY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations

Example:

adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce

Synonyms:

adultery; criminal conversation; fornication

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("adultery" is a kind of...):

extramarital sex; free love (sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another)

Derivation:

adulterer (someone who commits adultery or fornication)

adulterous (not faithful to a spouse or lover)

adulterous (characterized by adultery)