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The synonyms of “Nag” are: hen-peck, peck, criticizing, grumbling, moaning, carping, cavilling, harass, keep on at, go on at, harp on at, badger, keep after, give someone a hard time, get on someone's back, persecute, chivvy, hound, harry, bully, pick on, criticize, find fault with, keep complaining to, moan at, moan on at, grumble at, henpeck, carp at, scold, upbraid, berate, niggling, common scold, nagger, scolder, hack, jade, plug, shrew, harpy, termagant, harridan
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “nag” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| common scold | A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area. |
| hack | An act of computer hacking. The challenge of the hack itself. |
| harpy | Any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes. Clearly, he had us down as a couple of gold-digging harpies. |
| harridan | A strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman. A bullying old harridan. |
| jade | A hard typically green stone used for ornaments and implements and consisting of the minerals jadeite or nephrite. A jade figurine. |
| nagger | Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault. |
| plug | A circular piece of metal rubber or plastic used to stop the plughole of a bath or basin and keep the water in it. The cable is fitted with a two pin plug. |
| scold | A person who nags or grumbles constantly (typically used of a woman. The fiscal scolds insist that reform will make everything even worse. |
| scolder | Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault. |
| shrew | Small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles. Hold your nagging tongue you miserable old shrew. |
| termagant | A harsh-tempered or overbearing woman. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “nag” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| badger | Annoy persistently. Tom had finally badgered her into going. |
| berate | Scold or criticize (someone) angrily. She berated herself for being fickle. |
| bully | Seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable. A local man was bullied into helping them. |
| carp at | Raise trivial objections. |
| carping | Raise trivial objections. |
| cavilling | Raise trivial objections. |
| chivvy | Tell (someone) repeatedly to do something. An association which chivvies government into action. |
| criticize | Act as a critic. Technicians were criticized for defective workmanship. |
| criticizing | Find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws. |
| find fault with | Make a discovery, make a new finding. |
| get on someone's back | Enter or assume a certain state or condition. |
| give someone a hard time | Deliver in exchange or recompense. |
| go on at | Be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired. |
| grumble at | Make a low noise. |
| grumbling | Make a low noise. |
| harass | Make repeated small-scale attacks on (an enemy. The squadron s task was to harass the retreating enemy forces. |
| harp on at | Come back to. |
| harry | Annoy continually or chronically. He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked. |
| hen-peck | Bother persistently with trivial complaints. |
| henpeck | (of a woman) continually criticize and give orders to (her husband or male partner. I don t feel it s my place to henpeck him about it. |
| hound | Pursue or chase relentlessly. The detectives hounded the suspect until they found him. |
| keep after | Supply with necessities and support. |
| keep complaining to | Retain possession of. |
| keep on at | Retain possession of. |
| moan at | Indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure. |
| moan on at | Indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure. |
| moaning | Indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure. |
| niggling | Worry unnecessarily or excessively. |
| peck | Eat by pecking at like a bird. Don t peck at your food eat a whole mouthful. |
| persecute | Cause to suffer. No one should be persecuted for their religious beliefs. |
| pick on | Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion. |
| scold | (of a bird) call loudly and persistently. The gulls wheeled and scolded above the lake. |
| upbraid | Express criticism towards. He was upbraided for his slovenly appearance. |
| abusive | Involving injustice or illegality. Argued that foster homes are abusive. |
| agitate | Cause to be agitated excited or roused. Agitate the water to disperse the oil. |
| anger | Fill someone with anger provoke anger in. I was seething with anger and frustration. |
| annoy | Cause annoyance in disturb especially by minor irritations. The decision really annoyed him. |
| beleaguer | Lay siege to (a place); besiege. He attempts to answer several questions that beleaguer the industry. |
| distress | Bring into difficulties or distress especially financial hardship. Vessels in distress on or near the coast. |
| disturb | Damage as if by shaking or jarring. Don t disturb the patient s wounds by moving him too rapidly. |
| fetter | Restrain with fetters. The fetters of convention. |
| fret | Provide a musical instrument with frets. Don t fret over these small details. |
| gadfly | A fly that bites livestock, especially a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly. Always a gadfly he attacked intellectual orthodoxies. |
| hack | An act of computer hacking. Men hack at the coalface. |
| hamper | Put at a disadvantage. A picnic hamper. |
| harass | Exhaust by attacking repeatedly. Harass the enemy. |
| hinder | Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of. Language barriers hindered communication between scientists. |
| impede | Block passage through. The sap causes swelling which can impede breathing. |
| importunate | Expressing persistant and earnest entreaty. Importunate creditors. |
| insult | Treat, mention, or speak to rudely. The movement of the bone causes a severe tissue insult. |
| irk | Irritate; annoy. It irks her to think of the runaround she received. |
| irritate | Excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame. Irritate the glands of a leaf. |
| jitter | Of a signal or device suffer from jitter. The episode is only available as a jittering videotape version. |
| offend | Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises. The smell of ash offended him. |
| oppress | Cause to suffer. A system which oppressed working people. |
| peeve | A cause of annoyance. Another peeve of mine is these so called reality shows. |
| pest | A serious sometimes fatal infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal. Many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides. |
| rile | Make (someone) annoyed or irritated. He has been riled by suggestions that his Arsenal future is in doubt. |
| scold | (of a bird) call loudly and persistently. Mum took Anna away scolding her for her bad behaviour. |
| scolding | Rebuking a person harshly. She d get a scolding from Victoria. |
| sting | A painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect s stinger into skin. She felt the sharp sting of tears behind her eyelids. |
| stonewall | Engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate. Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation. |
| worsen | Grow worse. Her condition worsened on the flight. |
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