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termagant
[tur-muh-guhnt]
noun
a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman.
Synonyms: , , ,(initial capital letter)a mythical deity popularly believed in the Middle Ages to be worshiped by the Muslims and introduced into the morality play as a violent, overbearing personage in long robes.
adjective
violent; turbulent; brawling; shrewish.
termagant
/ ˈɜːəɡəԳ /
noun
a shrewish woman; scold
( as modifier )
a termagant woman
Other 51Թ Forms
- termagantly adverb
- ˈٱԳٱ adverb
- ˈٱԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of termagant1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of termagant1
Example Sentences
James Flexner went so far as to call her a "termagant."
It was someone laying down the law — without worrying that a man would label her a virago or harridan or termagant.
Lorena wasn’t just any fury wronged by a man but a hot-blooded Latin termagant.
In contrast, Trump in the White House, judging from both Woodward and the Times op-ed, is the same arrogant, ignorant and cruel termagant who displayed all his ugly impulses daily on television in 2016.
Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘A tough little termagant in a pantsuit’ … making a visit to Australia as US secretary of state in 2010.
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