38
berate(verb, charge, attack, bother, sound)
37
shrew(noun, person, praise, slang, behavior)
37
nag(noun, verb, person, bother, sound)
35
upbraid(verb, charge, attack, sound, praise)
35
rebuke(verb, charge, cut, attack, praise)
33
virago(noun, person, praise, harsh, behavior)
32
vixen(noun, person, praise, slang, behavior)
31
termagant(noun, person, praise, behavior, manner)
31
harpy(noun, person, praise, slang, behavior)
29
reprimand(verb, charge, attack, praise, oppose)
28
reprove(verb, charge, attack, praise, oppose)
26
nagger(noun, person, behavior, manner, woman)
25
censure(verb, charge, cut, attack, disregard)
25
chide(verb, charge, attack, praise, oppose)
25
dress down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
25
spitfire(noun, person, behavior, manner, fury)
24
reproach(verb, charge, attack, sound, praise)
23
catamaran(noun, person, behavior, manner, woman)
22
Xanthippe(noun, person, behavior, manner, woman)
21
castigate(verb, charge, attack, sound, praise)
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