10
rag(noun, verb, annoy, needle, backbiter)
10
rail(verb, abuse, criticize, censure, condemn)
10
reprehend(verb, charge, attack, oppose, correct)
9
attack(verb, take, charge, criticize, scorn)
9
fury(noun, praise, slang, behavior, virago)
9
harridan(noun, slang, behavior, virago, women)
9
remonstrate(verb, charge, oppose, criticize, scorn)
9
scolding woman
9
vituperate(verb, attack, sound, abuse, criticize)
9
xanthippe
8
chasten(verb, correct, criticize, fine, censure)
8
condemn(verb, charge, attack, oppose, abuse)
8
fishwife(noun, praise, harsh, fury, nag)
8
witch(noun, slang, behavior, virago, women)
7
call down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
7
curse(verb, abuse, criticize, cuss)
7
punish(verb, attack, correct, criticize, fine)
6
call names(verb, expression, idiom, sound, abuse)
6
call on the carpet(verb, expression, idiom, attack, praise)
6
disparage(verb, charge, oppose, abuse, criticize)
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