harridan
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.har·ri·dan
noun \ˈher-ə-dən, ˈha-rə-\Definition of HARRIDAN
: shrew 2
See Examples of HARRIDAN
- <if you were married to that harridan, you, too, would take to drink>
Origin of HARRIDAN
perhaps modification of French haridelle old horse, gaunt woman
First Known Use: 1678
Related to HARRIDAN
- Synonyms
- battle-ax (or battle-axe), dragon lady, fury, harpy, shrew, termagant, virago, vixen
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