äkäpussi — meaning in English

English meaning

• harridan noun A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
• shrew noun A small, mouse-like, mostly nocturnal mammal with a pointed snout.
• termagant noun A brawling, boisterous, and turbulent person or thing.
• virago noun A woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation.

Senses

äkäpussi is used for these senses in English:

• Xanthippe (literary, derogatory, dated) An ill-tempered woman.
• harridan A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
• shrew (pejorative) An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
• virago A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.

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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