# Havishamesque

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌhævɪʃəmˈɛsk/

## Definitions
1. Stuck in the past; also, refusing to accept change or failure.

## Etymology
From Havisham + -esque (suffix meaning ‘in the style or manner of’ forming adjectives), after the character Miss Havisham from the novel Great Expectations (1860–1861) by the English author Charles Dickens (1812–1870), a wealthy spinster once jilted at the altar, who lives in a ruined mansion and always wears her wedding dress.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/havishamesque