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Definition of harridan noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

harridan

noun
 
/ˈhærɪdən/
 
/ˈhærɪdən/
(old-fashioned or literary)
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  1. an offensive word for an angry or unpleasant woman
    Word Originlate 17th cent. (originally slang): perhaps from French haridelle ‘old horse’.
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