2006-10-09 10:21:16 · 6 answers · asked by blueheartcutie93 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
ter·ma·gant (tûr'mə-gənt)
n.
A quarrelsome, scolding woman; a shrew.
adj.
Shrewish; scolding.
[From Middle English Termagaunt, imaginary Muslim deity portrayed as a violent and overbearing character in medieval mystery plays, alteration of Tervagant, from Old French.]
termagant
noun
A person, traditionally a woman, who persistently nags or criticizes: fishwife, fury, harpy, scold, shrew, virago, vixen. Informal battle-ax. See praise/blame.
2006-10-09 10:25:02 · answer #1 · answered by Annihilation P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A termagant is an old woman with a piercing voice and a bad disposition. Sort of like the wicked witch of the East with PMS.
Synonyms would include :
harpy, xanthippe, virago ,harridan
and of course the age-old vernacular "B"-word.
2006-10-09 10:45:28 · answer #2 · answered by True Blue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Termagant - an overbearing woman
2006-10-09 10:33:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Termegent- Noun constantly quarrelsome woman
2006-10-09 15:42:48 · answer #4 · answered by crazycanadien 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an offensive term that deliberately insults a woman's temperament, suggesting a propensity for arguing, criticizing, and quarreling
2006-10-10 03:59:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-09 10:23:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋