megera — meaning in English

English meaning

• scold verb To criticize someone sharply, usually for doing something wrong.
• shrew noun A small, mouse-like, mostly nocturnal mammal with a pointed snout.
• vixen noun A female fox.

Senses

megera is used for these senses in English:

• scold A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
• shrew (pejorative) An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
• vixen A malicious, quarrelsome or temperamental woman.

scold — full definition

1. verb To criticize someone sharply, usually for doing something wrong.
2. noun Old-fashioned: a person, especially a woman, who habitually nags or criticizes.

shrew — full definition

1. noun A small, mouse-like, mostly nocturnal mammal with a pointed snout.
2. noun An ill-tempered, nagging woman (old-fashioned, now considered sexist).

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