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termagant

DEFINITIONS OF: termagant

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n a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman

Synonyms:
shrew
Types:
virago
a noisy or scolding or domineering woman
yenta
(Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant
Type of:
disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman
a woman who is an unpleasant person
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