Definition of "harridan" []

• A woman regarded as scolding and vicious. (noun)

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• "The word "harridan" derives from the French word "haridelle" - a worn-out horse or nag."
• "I really thought before I used the word harridan to describe Senator Clinton's outburst."
• "I recalled a harridan of satanic disposition old enough to have written the first drafts of most of her charges."