nag
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
Types & categories
- unpleasant person hypernym
- harridan hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
bother persistently with trivial complaints
She nags her husband all day long
Types & categories
- plain hypernym
Related & opposite
- nag derivation
Sense 3 noun
an old or over-worked horse
Types & categories
- horse hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
worry persistently
nagging concerns and doubts
Types & categories
- vex hypernym
Sense 5 verb
remind or urge constantly
she nagged to take a vacation
Types & categories
- remind hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rebuke |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | nag |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | grumble |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | unpleasant person |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | harridan |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | nag |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | plain |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | wear upon |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fatigue |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | horse |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | vex |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | remind |