Termagant
noun
1.
a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman.
2.
(initial capital letter) 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.
adjective
3.
violent; turbulent; brawling; shrewish.
noun
1.
a shrewish woman; scold
(as modifier): a termagant woman
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