Definition of harridan in English:

harridan

noun ˈharɪd(ə)nˈhɛrəd(ə)n

A strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman.
a bullying old harridan
Example sentencesExamples
- I think I am this nice, gentle person but everyone, including my best friends, tells me I am a horrible harridan who frightens people.
- They were both men who stayed with and took care of fairly unstable women who could be utterly charming and loveable on one side and frightening harridans on the other.
- By the 1940s, the mists of time had warped his vision to a few breast-plated harridans, some fire-breathing dragons and a liberal scattering of live animals.
- In many ways I only have myself to blame for the centuries old convention of typecasting Jewish mothers as bossy, interfering, complaining, manipulating harridans who make the lives of all around them equal parts gluttony and misery.
- She has been sitting there, chewing gum, and screaming like an old harridan.
Synonyms
shrew, virago, harpy, termagant, vixen, nag, hag, crone, dragon, ogress
fishwife, hellcat, she-devil, fury, gorgon, martinet, tartar, spitfire
informal old bag, old bat, old trout, old cow, bitch, battleaxe, witch
Scottish &amp Northern Irish informal targe
rare scold, Xanthippe

Origin

Late 17th century (originally slang): perhaps from French haridelle 'old horse'.

Definition of harridan in US English:

harridan

nounˈherəd(ə)nˈhɛrəd(ə)n

A strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman.
a bullying old harridan
Example sentencesExamples
- In many ways I only have myself to blame for the centuries old convention of typecasting Jewish mothers as bossy, interfering, complaining, manipulating harridans who make the lives of all around them equal parts gluttony and misery.
- By the 1940s, the mists of time had warped his vision to a few breast-plated harridans, some fire-breathing dragons and a liberal scattering of live animals.
- She has been sitting there, chewing gum, and screaming like an old harridan.
- They were both men who stayed with and took care of fairly unstable women who could be utterly charming and loveable on one side and frightening harridans on the other.
- I think I am this nice, gentle person but everyone, including my best friends, tells me I am a horrible harridan who frightens people.
Synonyms
shrew, virago, harpy, termagant, vixen, nag, hag, crone, dragon, ogress

Origin

Late 17th century (originally slang): perhaps from French haridelle ‘old horse’.

单词	harridan
释义	Definition of harridan in English: harridan noun ˈharɪd(ə)nˈhɛrəd(ə)n A strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman. a bullying old harridan Example sentencesExamples I think I am this nice, gentle person but everyone, including my best friends, tells me I am a horrible harridan who frightens people. They were both men who stayed with and took care of fairly unstable women who could be utterly charming and loveable on one side and frightening harridans on the other. By the 1940s, the mists of time had warped his vision to a few breast-plated harridans, some fire-breathing dragons and a liberal scattering of live animals. In many ways I only have myself to blame for the centuries old convention of typecasting Jewish mothers as bossy, interfering, complaining, manipulating harridans who make the lives of all around them equal parts gluttony and misery. She has been sitting there, chewing gum, and screaming like an old harridan. Synonyms shrew, virago, harpy, termagant, vixen, nag, hag, crone, dragon, ogress fishwife, hellcat, she-devil, fury, gorgon, martinet, tartar, spitfire informal old bag, old bat, old trout, old cow, bitch, battleaxe, witch Scottish &amp Northern Irish informal targe rare scold, Xanthippe Origin Late 17th century (originally slang): perhaps from French haridelle 'old horse'. Definition of harridan in US English: harridan nounˈherəd(ə)nˈhɛrəd(ə)n A strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman. a bullying old harridan Example sentencesExamples In many ways I only have myself to blame for the centuries old convention of typecasting Jewish mothers as bossy, interfering, complaining, manipulating harridans who make the lives of all around them equal parts gluttony and misery. By the 1940s, the mists of time had warped his vision to a few breast-plated harridans, some fire-breathing dragons and a liberal scattering of live animals. She has been sitting there, chewing gum, and screaming like an old harridan. They were both men who stayed with and took care of fairly unstable women who could be utterly charming and loveable on one side and frightening harridans on the other. I think I am this nice, gentle person but everyone, including my best friends, tells me I am a horrible harridan who frightens people. Synonyms shrew, virago, harpy, termagant, vixen, nag, hag, crone, dragon, ogress Origin Late 17th century (originally slang): perhaps from French haridelle ‘old horse’.
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