HyperDic: termagant

English > 1 sense of the word termagant:
NOUNperson termagant, shrewa scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
English > termagant: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA scolding nagging bad-tempered woman.
Synonymshrew
NarrowerviragoA noisy or scolding or domineering woman
yenta(Yiddish) a vulgar shrew
Broaderunpleasant woman, disagreeable womanA woman who is an unpleasant person
Spanisharpía, bruja, harpía, tarasca, víbora
Catalanbruixa, escurçó, harpia, harpía

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