termagant
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Synonyms: terminant, termagancy, termagants, tergant
Antonyms: terminant, termagancy, termagants, tergant
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|turbulent person}}{{lb|en|archaic}} A [[brawling#Adjective|brawling]], [[boisterous]], and [[turbulent]] [[person#Noun|person]] or [[thing]].
- {{lb|en|specifically|derogatory}} A [[censorious]], [[nagging#Adjective|nagging]], and [[quarrelsome]] [[woman#Noun|woman]]; a [[scold#Noun|scold]], a [[shrew#Noun|shrew]].
Adjective
- {{lb|en|archaic}} Having the [[temperament]] of a [[termagant#Noun|termagant]] ''({{senseno|en|turbulent person}})''; [[bad-tempered]], [[brawling#Adjective|brawling]], [[boisterous]], [[turbulent]].
- {{lb|en|specifically|derogatory}} Of a [[woman#Noun|woman]], her [[behavior|behaviour]], etc.: [[censorious]], [[nagging#Adjective|nagging]], and [[quarrelsome]]; [[scolding#Adjective|scolding]], [[shrewish]].
Proper noun
- {{lb|en|archaic|historical}} A [[fictitious]] [[deity]] with a [[violent#Adjective|violent]] [[temperament]] who [[feature#Verb|featured]] in [[medieval#Adjective|medieval]] [[mystery play]]s, [[represent]]ed as being [[worship#Verb|worshipped]] by [[Muslim#Noun|Muslims]] or {{lb|en|less commonly}} other [[non-]][[Christian#Noun|Christians]].
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