n. | 1. | An imaginary being supposed by the Christians to be a Moslem deity or false god. He is represented in the ancient moralities, farces, and puppet shows as extremely vociferous and tumultous. |
2. | A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person; - formerly applied to both sexes, now only to women. | |
a. | 1. | Tumultuous; turbulent; boisterous; furious; quarrelsome; scolding. |
Noun | 1. | termagant - a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman Synonyms: shrew |