English Dictionary

termagant

/ˈtɜːməɡənt/

noun

A quarrelsome, scolding woman, especially one who is old and shrewish. / (obsolete) A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person, whether male or female.

She was known as a termagant, always starting arguments and causing trouble.

意味（1）

A quarrelsome, scolding woman, especially one who is old and shrewish.

… Make feeble ladies, in their works, / To fight like termagants and Turks; …

意味（2）

(obsolete) A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person, whether male or female.

At first the General tried to impose silence upon the terrible termagant: but he soon discovered that he was powerless