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Noun: termagant  tur-mu-gunt
Usage: archaic
  1. A scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman
    "His aunt had a reputation as a termagant, always criticizing and complaining";
    - shrew [informal]

Derived forms: termagants

Type of: disagreeable person, unpleasant person

Encyclopedia: Termagant