termagant (redirected from termagants)

ter·ma·gant  (tûrm-gnt)

n.

A quarrelsome, scolding woman; a shrew.

adj.

Shrewish; scolding.

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[From Middle English Termagaunt, imaginary Muslim deity portrayed as a violent and overbearing character in medieval mystery plays, alteration of Tervagant, from Old French.]

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termagant [ˈtɜːməgənt]

n

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms)

a.  a shrewish woman; scold

b.  (as modifier) a termagant woman

[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]

termagancy  n

termagantly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

termagant - a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman shrew disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman - a woman who is an unpleasant person virago - a noisy or scolding or domineering woman yenta - (Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant

Translations

termagant [ˈtɜːməgənt] N → arpía f, fiera f

termagant

n → Furie f