nag
[verb]
Synonyms:
- scold, annoy, badger, harass, hassle (informal), henpeck, irritate, pester, plague, upbraid, worry
[noun]
Synonyms:
- scold, harpy, shrew, tartar, virago
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[noun]
horse, hack

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Contrasted words: commend, compliment, praise, acclaim, applaud, hail
Related Idioms: give a bad (or hard) time, pick at (or on), take it out on
Related Words: annoy, harass, harry, pester, plague, tease, worry, bother, irk, vex, badger, bait, chivy, heckle, hector, hound, ride, egg, goad, needle, prod, urge

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. nag¹ /næɡ/ verb (past tense and past participle nagged, present participle nagging) [intransitive and transitive]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language]

1. to keep asking someone to do something, or to keep complaining to someone about their behaviour, in an annoying way ⇒ pester:
I wish you’d stop nagging!
nag somebody to do something
Nadia’s been nagging me to fix the lamp.
nag somebody about something
She keeps nagging me about my weight.
nag at
He’s always nagging at Paula for wearing too much makeup.

2. to make someone feel continuously worried or uncomfortable
nag at
a problem that had been nagging at him for days
One question still nagged me.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. nag² noun [countable] informal
[Sense 1: Date: 1800-1900; Origin: ⇒ nag¹]
[Sense 2: Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Origin unknown]

1. a person who keeps complaining or asking someone to do something, in an annoying way:
Don’t be such a nag!

2. old-fashioned a horse, especially one that is old or in bad condition

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲