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Meaning of hell hath no fury like a woman scorned | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2
/hɛl hæθ nəʊ ˈfjʊəɹi laɪk ə ˈwʊmən skɔːnd/

Definitions

A woman will make someone suffer if they reject her.

Examples

“Rather than presenting Medea as the epitome of the "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned...," this Medea shows her not so much as a woman bent upon revenge, but as someone who has been betrayed and must for her own sense of preservation must right the wrongs done to her.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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