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Noun: harridan  haa(r)-i-d(u)n
Usage: informal
  1. A scolding (even vicious) old woman
    "The neighbourhood children were terrified of the harridan next door"

Derived forms: harridans

Type of: common scold [archaic], nag, nagger, scold, scolder

Encyclopedia: Harridan