Termagant
11termagant — noun (C) literary a noisy woman who often quarrels with people termagant adjective …
12termagant — n. & adj. n. 1 an overbearing or brawling woman; a virago or shrew. 2 (Termagant) hist. an imaginary deity of violent and turbulent character, often appearing in morality plays. adj. violent, turbulent, shrewish. Etymology: ME Tervagant f. OF… …
13termagant — I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century 1. capitalized a deity erroneously ascribed to Islam by medieval European Christians and represented in early English drama as a violent character 2. an overbearing or nagging woman ; shrew II …
14termagant — termagantly, adv. /terr meuh geuhnt/, n. 1. a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman. 2. (cap.) 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… …
15Termagant — noun /ˈtɜːməɡənt/ an imaginary deity with a violent temperament who featured in medieval mystery plays, represented as being worshiped by Muslims …
16Termagant — Imaginary god supposed by ill informed Christians to be worshipped by Muslims …
17termagant — Synonyms and related words: Jezebel, Mafioso, Xanthippe, Young Turk, amazon, battle ax, beast, beldam, berserk, berserker, bitch, bitch kitty, boisterous, bomber, brute, cat, common scold, demon, devil, disorderly, dragon, fiend, fire eater,… …
18termagant — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person, traditionally a woman, who persistently nags or criticizes: fishwife, fury, harpy, scold, shrew, virago, vixen. Informal: battle ax. See PRAISE …
19termagant — ter|ma|gant [ tɜrməgənt ] noun count LITERARY a woman who is always arguing and fighting …
20termagant — ter·ma·gant || tÉœrmÉ™gÉ™nt / tÉœËm n. shrewish and quarrelsome woman …
