nag
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6.7
- noun
- /næɡ/
- Offensive
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- Whenever I'm trying to relax, my friend turns into a nag by constantly asking if I've finished my assignments.
Examples
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Linda was a first-rate nag.
Fiction book (1996) -
I am not a nag.
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It's like I'm nothing but a nag.
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You can be direct without coming across as a nag if you're nice about it.
Blog text (9) -
"She's a nag, Mother, face it."
Fiction book (2000) -
When you're married to a nag, a man's got to drink.
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Oh, and I don't want to be a nag, my dear, but do go over the layout of O'Brien's office once again.
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He described his wife as a "nag" who had wrecked his later years by having a stroke.
Academic text (2000) -
I love my sister, but she can be such a nag when she reminds me about my chores.
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As a nag, she often pesters her coworkers about deadlines, making sure no one forgets their tasks.
Synonyms
563
3.0
A person who often finds fault and speaks harshly about others
23
4.3
A person who complains a lot about small things in an annoying way
14
5.2
A person who is often bad-tempered and complains
11
2.8
A person who often says they are unhappy about things
2
9.9
An old word for a person, often a woman, who always complains and finds fault
1
6.9
A person who often points out very small mistakes and complains about them
1
8.8
A person who often complains about small, not important things
1
5.5
A person who complains a lot about small things
1
9.9
A person who often complains about small things
1
5.3
A person who often complains about small things
1
8.4
A person who often complains about many things
1
9.9
A person who often nags others with requests and complaints
1
9.9
A person who complains a lot about small details
1
6.5
A person who often complains about small, unimportant things
1
9.1
A person who often complains in an annoying way
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8.4
A person who complains a lot about small things
1
9.9
A person who often whines and complains in an annoying way
A person who keeps complaining or criticizing in an annoying way
A person who often tells others they are wrong in an annoying way
A person who often criticizes or complains about other people
A person who often says they are unhappy and finds fault with many small things
A woman or girl who often says she is unhappy about small things
A person who often complains about small, unimportant things
A person who complains a lot, often about small things
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A collection of thirteen ancient books found in Egypt in 1945 that contain early Christian and Gnostic writings
A group of 13 old books found near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in 1945 containing early Christian and Gnostic writings
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nag for a person who complains is a helpful image: think of someone who keeps picking at you like a small, constant 'bite', and so a 'nag' is someone who finds fault again and again.