harridan
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++har·ri·dan /ˈhærɪdən/ noun [countable] old-fashioned UNPLEASANTa bad-tempered unpleasant woman 泼妇，恶婆，母夜叉
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harridan• Sometimes she seemed such a gullible innocent, sometimes she was an infuriating harridan, sometimes a malevolent witch.• I can be an old harridan but I try to be controlled.• A doormat for that bullying old harridan to wipe her feet on.• Approaching the lodging house it looks as if the old harridan has got a gang together to repel unwelcome boarders.• He reached for the lamp a second time, feeling the bed shake as the harridan prepared to make her escape.• With a roar, he turned on the harridans and flew at them, and the harridans were beset with physical chastisement.Origin harridan (1600-1700) Perhaps from French haridelle “old horse, thin woman”har·ri·dan nounChineseSyllable
bad-tempered Corpus unpleasant woman a
harridan
har‧ri‧dan /ˈhærɪdən/
noun [countable] old-fashioned
har‧ri‧dan /ˈhærɪdən/
noun [countable] old-fashioned Date: 1600-1700
Origin: Perhaps from French haridelle 'old horse, thin woman'
a bad-tempered unpleasant woman
Origin: Perhaps from French haridelle 'old horse, thin woman'