Synonyms of termagant
22 similar words
Another word for termagant is battle axe. Other synonyms of termagant are bitch, brim, brimstone, cat and crow.
Synonyms and similar words for termagant
nounA censorious, nagging, and quarrelsome woman; a scold, a shrew.
- battle axe
- bitch
- brim UK, slangAn irascible, violent woman.
- brimstone
- cat
- crowAn ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.
- dragonA fierce and unpleasant woman.
- fishwife
- harpyA shrewish woman.
- harridanA vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
- hellcat
- jadeA bad-tempered or disreputable woman.
- nag
- nudnikA person who is very annoying; a pest, a nag, a jerk.
- scoldA person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
- she-devil
- shrew
- viragoA woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation.
- vixenA malicious, quarrelsome or temperamental woman.
- witch
- cockatrice archaicAn evil, deceitful, or destructive person.
- faggot Ireland, UKAn old and/or shrewish woman.
Meaning of termagant
- noun A brawling, boisterous, and turbulent person or thing.
- noun A censorious, nagging, and quarrelsome woman; a scold, a shrew.
- adjective Having the temperament of a termagant (noun sense 1); bad-tempered, brawling, boisterous, turbulent.
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