harridannoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhær.ɪ.dən/us/ˈher.ə.dən/old-fashioned disapprovingan unpleasant woman, especially an older one, who is often angry and often tells other people what to do
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Unpleasant women
- bag
- battleaxe
- bitch
- cow
- crone
- dog
- dragon
- fishwife
- hag
- harpy
- misandry
- she-devil
- shrew
- termagant
- trout
- virago
- vixen
- witch