termagant

[ tur-muh-guhnt ]

/ ˈtɜr mə gənt /

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noun

a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman.

(initial capital letter) 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

violent; turbulent; brawling; shrewish.

Origin of termagant

1175–1225; Middle English Termagaunt, earlier Tervagaunt, alteration of Old French Tervagan name of the imaginary deity

SYNONYMS FOR termagant

1 shrew, virago, harridan, scold.

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OTHER WORDS FROM termagant

ter·ma·gant·ly, adverb

Words nearby termagant

tergiversate, tergum, Terhune, teriyaki, term, termagant, Terman, term day, termer, terminable, terminal

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Example sentences from the Web for termagant

It was the condition on which the King promised to dismiss the termagant.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall|W. R. H. Trowbridge
So she, gentle and timid to excess, acquired among them the reputation of a termagant.
The Portent and Other Stories|George MacDonald
This was one of the rare occasions when the termagant was strangely chary about giving offence.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall|W. R. H. Trowbridge
And I was the termagant who must have put it there, though I have no memory of doing so.
The Prairie Child|Arthur Stringer

Hence comes our termagant in the sense of a noisy boisterous woman.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for termagant

termagant

/ (ˈtɜːməɡənt) /

noun

a shrewish woman; scold
(as modifier)a termagant woman

Derived forms of termagant

termagancy, nountermagantly, adverb

Word Origin for termagant

C13: from earlier Tervagaunt, from Old French Tervagan, from Italian Trivigante; after an arrogant character in medieval mystery plays who was supposed to be a Muslim deity

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单词	termagant
释义	termagant [ tur-muh-guhnt ] / ˈtɜr mə gənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR termagant ON THESAURUS.COM noun a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman. (initial capital letter) 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 violent; turbulent; brawling; shrewish. Origin of termagant 1175–1225; Middle English Termagaunt, earlier Tervagaunt, alteration of Old French Tervagan name of the imaginary deity SYNONYMS FOR termagant 1 shrew, virago, harridan, scold. SEE SYNONYMS FOR termagant ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM termagant ter·ma·gant·ly, adverb Words nearby termagant tergiversate, tergum, Terhune, teriyaki, term, termagant, Terman, term day, termer, terminable, terminal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for termagant It was the condition on which the King promised to dismiss the termagant. Court Beauties of Old Whitehall\|W. R. H. Trowbridge So she, gentle and timid to excess, acquired among them the reputation of a termagant. The Portent and Other Stories\|George MacDonald This was one of the rare occasions when the termagant was strangely chary about giving offence. Court Beauties of Old Whitehall\|W. R. H. Trowbridge And I was the termagant who must have put it there, though I have no memory of doing so. The Prairie Child\|Arthur Stringer Hence comes our termagant in the sense of a noisy boisterous woman. Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales\|Geoffrey Chaucer British Dictionary definitions for termagant termagant / (ˈtɜːməɡənt) / noun a shrewish woman; scold (as modifier)a termagant woman Derived forms of termagant termagancy, nountermagantly, adverb Word Origin for termagant C13: from earlier Tervagaunt, from Old French Tervagan, from Italian Trivigante; after an arrogant character in medieval mystery plays who was supposed to be a Muslim deity Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to termagant raucous, noisy, rowdy, unruly, boisterous, chaotic, quarrelsome, lawless, violent, fierce, rough, bitter, stormy, turbulent, hectic, riotous, fractious, rebellious, disruptive, shrew
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termagant

noun

adjective

Origin of termagant

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OTHER WORDS FROM termagant

Words nearby termagant

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noun

Derived forms of termagant

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