mégère

After Mégère (“Megaera”), deity of vengeance, borrowed from Latin Megaera, from Ancient Greek Μέγαιρα (Mégaira).^[1] Compare Portuguese and Italian megera.

• IPA^(key): /me.ʒɛʁ/

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mégère f (plural mégères)

1. (derogatory) shrew, vixen (ill-tempered woman)
   • 2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN, page 17; republished as Frank Wynne, transl., 2018:

     Elle a fait des enfants, bien sûr. C'était ce genre de filles. Qui se rangent. Sans rien perdre de leur charme. Pas une mégère.

     She had kids, obviously. She was that kind of girl. The kind who settles down. Without losing any of their charm. Not a bitch.

2. wall brown

• → Greek: μέγαιρα (mégaira) (semantic loan)
• → Russian: меге́ра f (megéra)