harridan

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈhæɹ.ɪ.dən/
• (America) IPA: /ˈhæɹ.ɪ.dən/, /ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.dən/

Noun

harridan (plural harridans)

1. A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.

   Synonyms: Thesaurus:shrew

   • 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 13:

     Why is that tattling old harridan, Peggy O'Dowd, to make free with my name at her d—d supper-table, and advertise my engagement over the three kingdoms?

Translations

• French: harpie, dragon, virago, haridelle, mégère, xanthippe, casse-couilles
• German: Drache (alter Drachen), Xanthippe, Hexe, Vettel
• Russian: ве́дьма
• Spanish: vieja gruñona f, arpía

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