Xanthippe

noun

Xan·​thip·​pe zan-ˈthi-pē  -ˈti- 

variants or Xantippe

zan-ˈti-pē 

: an ill-tempered woman

Word History

Etymology

Greek Xanthippē, shrewish wife of Socrates

First Known Use

1691, in the meaning defined above

Biographical Definition

Xanthippe

biographical name

Xan·​thip·​pe zan-ˈthi-pē 

-ˈti-

5th century b.c. wife of Socrates