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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ter•ma•gant /ˈtɜrməgənt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a violent or brawling woman.
adj. - violent;
brawling;
shrewish.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ter•ma•gant (tûr′mə gənt),USA pronunciation n. - a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman.
- Literature(cap.) 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.
adj. - violent;
turbulent;
brawling;
shrewish.
- Middle English Termagaunt, earlier Tervagaunt, alteration of Old French Tervagan name of the imaginary deity 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shrew, virago, harridan, scold.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: termagant /ˈtɜːməɡənt/ n - a shrewish woman; scold
Etymology: 13th Century: 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 |