SHREWISHNESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nature given to nagging or scolding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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

ill nature (a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition)

Derivation:

shrewish (continually complaining or faultfinding)

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