harridan vs scold

harridan and scold both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
harridan	Yes	No	No	No
scold	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, scold is a hypernym of harridan; that is, scold is a word with a broader meaning than harridan:

harridan: a scolding (even vicious) old woman
scold: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

Other hypernyms of harridan include common scold, nag, nagger, scolder.

harridan (noun)	scold (noun)
a scolding (even vicious) old woman	someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

harridan (verb)	scold (verb)
	censure severely or angrily
	show one's unhappiness or critical attitude