nag

English Thesaurus

1. an old or over-worked horse (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	equus caballus, horse,
definition	:	solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times (noun.animal)

2. someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault (noun.person)

hypernym	:	disagreeable person, unpleasant person,
definition	:	a person who is not pleasant or agreeable (noun.person)

hyponym	:	harridan,
definition	:	a scolding (even vicious) old woman (noun.person)

3. remind or urge constantly (verb.cognition)

hypernym	:	remind,
definition	:	put in the mind of someone (verb.cognition)

4. bother persistently with trivial complaints (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off,
definition	:	express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness (verb.communication)

5. worry persistently (verb.emotion)

hypernym	:	vex, worry,
definition	:	disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress (verb.emotion)

6. an old or over-worked horse (noun.animal)

derivation	:	fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary,
definition	:	exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (verb.body)

derivation	:	fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary,
definition	:	lose interest or become bored with something or somebody (verb.body)

7. someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault (noun.person)

derivation	:	bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce,
definition	:	censure severely or angrily (verb.communication)

derivation	:	hen-peck, nag, peck,
definition	:	bother persistently with trivial complaints (verb.communication)

derivation	:	grouch, grumble, scold,
definition	:	show one's unhappiness or critical attitude (verb.communication)

8. bother persistently with trivial complaints (verb.communication)

derivation	:	common scold, nag, nagger, scold, scolder,
definition	:	someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault (noun.person)

9. an old or over-worked horse (noun.animal)

derivation	:	fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary,
definition	:	exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (verb.body)

derivation	:	fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary,
definition	:	lose interest or become bored with something or somebody (verb.body)

10. someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault (noun.person)

derivation	:	bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce,
definition	:	censure severely or angrily (verb.communication)

derivation	:	hen-peck, nag, peck,
definition	:	bother persistently with trivial complaints (verb.communication)

derivation	:	grouch, grumble, scold,
definition	:	show one's unhappiness or critical attitude (verb.communication)

11. bother persistently with trivial complaints (verb.communication)

derivation	:	common scold, nag, nagger, scold, scolder,
definition	:	someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault (noun.person)