HARRIDAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A scolding (even vicious) old woman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

common scold; nag; nagger; scold; scolder (someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault)

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