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COMMON SCOLD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
Synonyms:
common scold; nag; nagger; scold; scolder
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("common scold" is a kind of...):
disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "common scold"):
harridan (a scolding (even vicious) old woman)
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