mégère — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bag noun A flexible container, often with an opening at the top, used to hold or carry items.
- crone noun An old woman, especially one seen as withered, unpleasant, or witch-like.
- hag noun An ugly or frightening old woman, especially one associated with witchcraft in folklore.
- harridan noun A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
- scold verb To criticize someone sharply, usually for doing something wrong.
- shrew noun A small, mouse-like, mostly nocturnal mammal with a pointed snout.
- termagant noun A brawling, boisterous, and turbulent person or thing.
Senses
mégère is used for these senses in English:
- Megaera (Greek god) One of the Furies, Erinyes in Greek mythology, the cause of jealousy and envy, who punishes people who commit crimes, especially marital infidelity.
- bag (derogatory) An ugly woman.
- crone An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag.
- hag (pejorative) An ugly old woman.
- harridan A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
- scold A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
- shrew (pejorative) An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
- termagant (specifically, derogatory) A censorious, nagging, and quarrelsome woman; a scold, a shrew.
bag — full definition
- noun A flexible container, often with an opening at the top, used to hold or carry items.
- verb To put something into a bag, or more broadly, to succeed in getting or catching something.
crone — full definition
- noun An old woman, especially one seen as withered, unpleasant, or witch-like.
- noun In Wiccan and folklore tradition, the archetype of an old, wise woman, one of the three aspects of the Goddess.