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harridan

Noun CEFR B2
ˈhæɹ.ɪ.dən

Definitions

A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.

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Examples

Why is that tattling old harridan, Peggy O'Dowd, to make free with my name at her d—d supper-table, and advertise my engagement over the three kingdoms?”
Well there was one old lady, and a drunken old harridan she was surely, that paid all her attention to me.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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