Termagant (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman.
  2. 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
  1. violent; turbulent; brawling; shrewish.
noun
    • a shrewish woman; scold
    • (as modifier)
Termagant (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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