ter·ma·gant /ˈtɝməgənt/
嘴碎女人;悍婦
Ter·ma·gant n.
1. An imaginary being supposed by the Christians to be a Moslem deity or false god. He is represented in the ancient moralities, farces, and puppet shows as extremely vociferous and tumultous. [Obs.] --Chaucer. “And oftentimes by Termagant and Mahound [Mahomet] swore.” --Spenser.
The lesser part on Christ believed well,
On Termagant the more, and on Mahound. --Fairfax.
2. A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person; -- formerly applied to both sexes, now only to women.
This terrible termagant, this Nero, this Pharaoh. --Bale (1543).
The slave of an imperious and reckless termagant. --Macaulay.
Ter·ma·gant, a. Tumultuous; turbulent; boisterous; furious; quarrelsome; scolding. -- Ter*ma*gant*ly, adv.
A termagant, imperious, prodigal, profligate wench. --Arbuthnot.
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termagant
n : a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman [syn: shrew]