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harridan

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as in shrew
a bad-tempered scolding woman the film portrays the figure skater's mother as a strict and controlling harridan

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“Harridan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harridan. Accessed 26 Nov. 2022.

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