Harpy

noun/ˈhɑɹpi/character

Definition

(Derogatory) A grasping, unpleasant woman.

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle French harpie, from Latin harpyia, from Ancient Greek ἅρπυιᾰ (hárpuiă, literally “snatcher”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch, seize”). Compare rapacious. Middle English had arpie.

Synonyms

hellcat, harpy eagle, harpy bat, tube-nosed bat, tube-nosed fruit bat

In a sentence

The tabloids painted her as a harpy, which she was not.