How to Pronounce "harridan"
word
ˈhæɹ.ɪ.dən
HAIR-ih-duhn
hˈæɹɪdən
HAIR-ih-duhn
Definition
An insulting term for an unpleasant, strict, and often old woman, usually one who is loud, harsh, or bossy.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhæɹ.ɪ.dən
British English
hˈæɹɪdən
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HAIR-ih-duhn
UK
HAIR-ih-duhn
Listen in Context
The teacher was called a harridan by her students.
Everyone avoided the harridan who lived at the end of the street.
Her reputation as a harridan frightened the neighborhood kids.
"That harridan next door yelled at me again for stepping on her lawn," he complained.