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1. (n.) termagant
a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman.
2. termagant
(cap.) a mythical deity believed in the Middle Ages to be worshiped by the Muslims: portrayed in morality plays as a violent, overbearing personage.
3. (adj.) termagant
violent; turbulent; shrewish.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME Termagaunt, earlier Tervagaunt, alter. of OF Tervagan)
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1. (noun) shrew, termagant
a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
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1. (adj) termagant
tumultuous; turbulent; boisterous; furious; quarrelsome; scolding
2. (noun) termagant
an imaginary being supposed by the Christians to be a Mohammedan deity or false god. He is represented in the ancient moralities, farces, and puppet shows as extremely vociferous and tumultous
3. (noun) termagant
a boisterous, brawling, turbulent person; -- formerly applied to both sexes, now only to women
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