TERMAGANT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A scolding nagging bad-tempered woman

Synonyms:

shrew; termagant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("termagant" is a kind of...):

disagreeable woman; unpleasant woman (a woman who is an unpleasant person)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "termagant"):

virago (a noisy or scolding or domineering woman)

yenta ((Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant)