hag

noun

ˈhag How to pronounce hag (audio)
Definition of hagnext
1
as in witch
a mean or ugly old woman although she looks like a hag, she's really the sweetest old lady you could ever hope to meet

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as in sorceress
a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers falsely accused of being a hag who had caused the plague

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Recent Examples of hag The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination. — Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026 Martha’s Vineyard also has knife-wielding men in masks and creepy sea hags! — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 And nor are any of the spooky figures, which range from 1950s housewives to toothless hags. — The Week, TheWeek, 7 May 2026 Ah, the famous and epic love between an up-and-coming designer and his hag. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hag
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hag
  1. witch
  2. crone
Noun
  • The film focuses on Merry, the first witch born on Christmas Day, who must defeat a coven of evil witches that has kidnapped Santa Claus in a bid to destroy Christmas.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Airing for eight seasons between 1964 and 1972, the fantastical series followed the daily adventures of a powerful witch who attempted to live as a typical suburban housewife alongside her mortal husband.
    — Justine Fisher, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of witch
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  • The line could be dismissed as the babbling of a crazy old crone.
    — Bailey Sincox, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Every person who is an adult but not yet elderly needs a crone in their lives.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Definition of crone

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