Nag — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

an old or over-worked horse

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈæɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈaɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈaɡ/

1 syllable Say it as /nˈæɡ/.

Examples

She nags her husband all day long
nagging concerns and doubts
she nagged to take a vacation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jade scolder nagger common scold peck plug hen-peck scold hack

Parts of Speech

noun	someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
noun	an old or over-worked horse
verb	bother persistently with trivial complaints “She nags her husband all day long”
verb	worry persistently “nagging concerns and doubts”
verb	remind or urge constantly “she nagged to take a vacation”

Word Forms

scold	verb	show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
nag	verb	bother persistently with trivial complaints
jade	verb	exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
nag	noun	someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
nagger	noun	someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gaul

jemand (besonders eine Frau), der die Leute nervt, indem er ständig Fehler findet

🇫🇷French

harceler

quelqu'un (surtout une femme) qui agace les gens en trouvant constamment des fautes

🇪🇸Spanish

rocín

alguien (especialmente una mujer) que molesta a la gente al encontrar fallas constantemente

🇮🇹Italian

fastidio

qualcuno (soprattutto una donna) che infastidisce le persone trovando costantemente difetti

🇳🇱Dutch

zeuren

iemand (vooral een vrouw) die mensen irriteert door voortdurend fouten te vinden

🇵🇹Portuguese

chato

alguém (especialmente uma mulher) que irrita as pessoas constantemente encontrando falhas

🇷🇺Russian

ворчать

кто-то (особенно женщина), кто раздражает людей, постоянно придираясь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुनगुन

कोई (विशेष रूप से एक महिला) जो लगातार गलतियाँ ढूंढकर लोगों को परेशान करती है

🇧🇩Bengali

নাগ

কেউ (বিশেষত একজন মহিলা) যিনি ক্রমাগত দোষ খুঁজে মানুষকে বিরক্ত করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

நாக்

ஒருவர் (குறிப்பாக ஒரு பெண்) தொடர்ந்து தவறுகளைக் கண்டுபிடிப்பதன் மூலம் மக்களை எரிச்சலூட்டுகிறார்

🇮🇳Telugu

నాగ్

ఎవరైనా (ముఖ్యంగా ఒక మహిళ) నిరంతరం తప్పులను కనుగొనడం ద్వారా ప్రజలను బాధించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

नाग

एखादी व्यक्ती (विशेषत: एक स्त्री) जी सतत दोष शोधून लोकांना त्रास देते

🇮🇳Gujarati

નાગ

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ (ખાસ કરીને સ્ત્રી) જે સતત દોષ શોધીને લોકોને હેરાન કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಗ್

ಯಾರಾದರೂ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಮಹಿಳೆ) ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ತಪ್ಪುಗಳನ್ನು ಕಂಡುಹಿಡಿಯುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಜನರನ್ನು ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാഗ്

നിരന്തരം തെറ്റ് കണ്ടെത്തി ആളുകളെ ശല്യപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന ഒരാൾ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു സ്ത്രീ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਾਗ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਇੱਕ ਔਰਤ) ਜੋ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਨੁਕਸ ਲੱਭ ਕੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਤੰਗ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناگ

کوئی (خاص طور پر ایک عورت) جو مسلسل غلطی ڈھونڈ کر لوگوں کو تنگ کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

唠叨

因不断挑剔而惹恼别人的人（尤其是女性）

🇯🇵Japanese

小言

常にあら探しをして人を困らせる人（特に女性）

🇰🇷Korean

성가신 잔소리

끊임없이 흠을 찾아 사람들을 괴롭히는 사람(특히 여자)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cằn nhằn

ai đó (đặc biệt là phụ nữ) làm phiền mọi người bằng cách liên tục tìm lỗi

🇹🇭Thai

จู้จี้จุกจิก

ใครบางคน (โดยเฉพาะผู้หญิง) ที่สร้างความรำคาญให้กับผู้คนโดยจับผิดอยู่ตลอดเวลา

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengomel

seseorang (terutama wanita) yang mengganggu orang lain dengan terus-menerus mencari-cari kesalahan

🇲🇾Malay

mengomel

seseorang (terutama wanita) yang mengganggu orang dengan sentiasa mencari kesalahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تذمر

شخص (خاصة المرأة) يزعج الناس من خلال إيجاد الأخطاء باستمرار

🇮🇷Persian

نق زدن

کسی (مخصوصاً یک زن) که با عیب یابی مداوم مردم را آزار می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

dırdır

sürekli hata bularak insanları rahatsız eden biri (özellikle bir kadın)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְנַדְנֵד

מישהי (במיוחד אישה) שמעצבנת אנשים בכך שהיא מוצאת כל הזמן אשמה

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