shrew

shrew

noun

Definition of SHREW

a bad-tempered scolding woman <Rip Van Winkle went off into the mountains to escape his wife, a shrew who made his life miserable>

Synonyms battle-ax (or battle-axe), dragon lady, fury, harpy, harridan, termagant, virago, vixen

Related Words fishwife, gorgon; carper, castigator, caviler (or caviller), censurer, critic, faultfinder, nitpicker, railer, scold; belittler, derider, detractor; pettifogger, quibbler