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Synonyms 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 for shrew
- battle-ax
- (or battle-axe),
- dragon lady,
- fury,
- harpy,
- harridan,
- termagant,
- virago,
- vixen
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“Shrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrew. Accessed 27 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of shrew was before the 12th century
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