Associations to the word «Termagant»

Wiktionary

TERMAGANT, noun. A quarrelsome, scolding woman, especially one who is old and shrewish.
TERMAGANT, noun. (obsolete) A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person, whether male or female.
TERMAGANT, adjective. Quarrelsome and scolding or censorious; shrewish.
TERMAGANT, proper noun. (archaic) An imaginary deity with a violent temperament who featured in medieval mystery plays, represented as being worshiped by Muslims

Dictionary definition

TERMAGANT, noun. A scolding nagging bad-tempered woman.

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