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harridan

UK/'hæridәn/US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A bad-tempered, scolding, or vicious older woman.

凶悍的老妇,泼妇

Root Breakdown

Loanword
harridanother
=harridan

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She was feared as a harridan who ruled her household with an iron fist.

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