All battleaxe synonyms

noun battleaxe

• old woman — elderly lady
• old girl — Chiefly British. a former student at a girl's school, especially a preparatory school.
• harsh — ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
• fishwife — a woman who sells fish.
• fury — unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like: The gods unleashed their fury on the offending mortal.
• hag — bog; quagmire.
• harpy — Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
• harridan — a scolding, vicious woman; hag; shrew.
• nag — to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.
• scold — to find fault with angrily; chide; reprimand: The teacher scolded me for being late.
• shrew — any of several small, mouselike insectivores of the genus Sorex and related genera, having a long, sharp snout.
• termagant — a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman.
• virago — a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; shrew.