termagant
/tur-muh-guhnt/US // ˈtɜr mə gənt //UK // (ˈtɜːməɡənt) //
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Related Words
raucous聒噪的,喧闹的,聒噪,聒噪的声音noisy嘈杂,喧闹,吵闹,嘈杂的rowdy痞子,吵闹的,烂漫的,烂漫unruly任性的,不羁的,任性,不羁boisterous闹哄哄的,沸腾的,闹哄哄,喧闹的chaotic混乱的,乱七八糟的,杂乱无章的,杂乱无章quarrelsome争吵,好争吵,争吵的,好争辩lawless无法无天,不法之徒,不法分子,不法的violent激烈的,暴力的,猛烈的,暴力fierce猛烈的,激烈的,猛烈,凶猛rough粗略,粗略的,粗略的说,粗暴bitter苦涩,苦涩的,惨痛,惨痛的stormy暴风雨,暴风雨般的,暴雨,暴风雨中的turbulent汹涌澎湃,汹涌澎湃的,动荡不安的,湍流hectic忙碌的,忙乱的,忙乱,忙碌riotous骚乱,骚乱的,骚动,骚动的fractious烦躁不安,烦躁不安的,烦躁的,烦乱的rebellious叛逆的,反叛的,叛逆,悖逆的disruptive破坏性的,颠覆性的,破坏性,分裂性的shrew泼妇,悍妇,刁民,鼩鼱
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman.
- : 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.
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : violent; turbulent; brawling; shrewish.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as inrambunctious
Forms: termagants
Examples
More termagant now than sex goddess, she was last seen as Martha in Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Miss Gurney was not a beautiful woman at best, and her rage transformed her into a veritable termagant.
Mary was placed in the charge of Shrewsbury and his termagant spouse, Bess of Hardwick.
If she be passionate, want of manners makes her termagant and a scold, which is much at one with lunatic.
This was one of the rare occasions when the termagant was strangely chary about giving offence.
Handsome Feilding at once proceeded to materialise his bargain, and at last the termagant was tamed.
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