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dragon

dragon

33 7.9
A strict unpleasant woman who treats people harshly
  • noun
  • /ˈdræɡən/
  • Offensive
translation icon : arpía
  • A half hour with that old she-dragon and Rosemary's turned into a monster.

You had submitted a single mom for San Francisco who was a real dragon.

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Examples

  • Beware of the dragon dragon; her demands are often unreasonable and exhausting.

  • That one represents the dragon lady.

  • And there are still things that the Dragon Lady can do and does that there are no other options for.

  • - Right down to the dragon lady here.

  • To those people, women like us fall into two categories: dragons and fools.

  • She was called Helen Lightbody and she was a dragon, and the Queen really didn't enjoy going into the nursery.

  • Everyone knows that when she arrives, the dragon dragon will make the meeting difficult for everyone.

  • In every project, there's always a dragon dragon who insists on having everything her way.

Synonyms

vixen
vsdragon
  • Offensive
12 8.4

A woman people see as mean and quick to anger

is more about watchful dominance rather than spiteful temper
hellcat
vsdragon
  • Offensive
8 9.9

A woman who is often angry and mean to other people

focuses more on vigilance and dominance than pure aggression
she-devil
vsdragon
  • Offensive
4 8.8

A cruel woman who treats people very badly

highlights commanding vigilance instead of pure cruelty
harridan
vsdragon
  • Offensive
3 9.9

An unpleasant, bossy older woman who scolds people

emphasizes harsh bossiness and age more than vigilant domination
dragoness
vsdragon
  • Offensive
1 8.9

A woman who is fierce, frightening, and tries to control others

is more about watchful strictness rather than sheer terror
tartar
vsdragon
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A strict, unpleasant person who is hard to deal with

is less about strictness and more about being unpleasantly watchful
demoness
vsdragon
  • Offensive
1 8.6

A woman who is very cruel to other people

is less supernatural sounding and more about stern watchfulness

Antonyms

gentlewoman
  • Archaic
6 9.0

A woman from a rich or important family who has polite, graceful manners

Idioms

To breathe in smoke from heated drugs like heroin or to try to reach an impossible goal that harms you

Compounds

A very large lizard from Indonesian islands that is the largest in the world

grand dragon
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A senior Ku Klux Klan leader in charge of a state or region

Bel and the Dragon
  • Literature
9.9

An extra book sometimes added to the Book of Daniel with three stories about Bel, a dragon, and Daniel

dragon arum
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant with large dark purple flowers that makes a strong unpleasant smell

A very large lizard from Indonesian islands, like the Komodo dragon

A tall subtropical tree from the Canary Islands with a thick trunk that gives red resin

European dragon
  • Literature
7.0

A large winged lizard from European stories that breathes fire and hoards treasure

A North American plant in the mint family with two-lipped pink or white flowers in a spike

flying dragon
  • Indian
9.1

A small tropical Asian lizard that glides between trees using winglike flaps of skin

A small woodland plant with a green hood-shaped flower

reluctant dragon
  • Literature
9.6

A person who does not want to fight or take charge

A plant that grows in wet places and has white or yellow flowers

How Domineering

termagant
  • Slur
1 9.9
dragon
  • Offensive
33 7.9
harpy
  • Offensive
8 9.9
shrew
  • Slur
13 9.1

Surface Forms

dragon singular
dragons plural

Etymology

Dragon Calling someone a 'dragon' compares them to the fierce, frightening creature, so the word is used for a very strict or unpleasant person, often a woman who is hard to deal with.