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termagant

termagant

noun

Definition of TERMAGANT

a bad-tempered scolding woman <living with that termagant was almost as bad as living with a rabid dog>

Synonyms battle-ax (or battle-axe), dragon lady, fury, harpy, harridan, termagant, virago, vixen

Related Words fishwife, gorgon; carper, castigator, caviler (or caviller), censurer, critic, faultfinder, nitpicker, railer, scold; belittler, derider, detractor; pettifogger, quibbler

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