COMMON SCOLD Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase common scold. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for COMMON SCOLD
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nag | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault • an old or over-worked horse verb • bother persistently with trivial complaints • worry persistently • remind or urge constantly | ||||||||
battle-axe | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sharp-tongued domineering wife • a broadax used as a weapon | ||||||||
fishwife | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who sells fish | ||||||||
harpy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a malicious woman with a fierce temper • (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman • any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes • large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America | ||||||||
harridan | nounn | |||||||
noun • a scolding (even vicious) old woman | ||||||||
shrew | nounn | |||||||
noun • a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman • small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles | ||||||||
termagant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman | ||||||||
nagger | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault | ||||||||
scold | verbv | |||||||
noun • someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault verb • censure severely or angrily • show one's unhappiness or critical attitude | ||||||||
scolder | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault |