unpleasant woman

/ˈʌnˌplɛznt ˌwʊmən/
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Other forms: unpleasant women

Definitions of unpleasant woman
  1. noun
    a woman who is an unpleasant person
    synonyms: disagreeable woman
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    bag, old bag
    an ugly or ill-tempered woman
    dragon, tartar
    a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman
    dog, frump
    a dull, unattractive, or unpleasant person
    she-devil
    a cruel woman
    shrew, termagant
    a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
    harpy, hellcat, vixen
    a malicious woman with a fierce temper
    virago
    a noisy or scolding or domineering woman
    yenta
    (Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant
    type of:
    disagreeable person, unpleasant person
    a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
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