English Dictionary

termagant

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈtɜːməɡənt/

名詞

廃用

A quarrelsome, scolding woman, especially one who is old and shrewish. / (obsolete) A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person, whether male or female.

日本語の意味

口うるさく、文句をたたく女性（特に年配で意地が悪いとされる女性） / （古い用法）騒々しく、喧嘩腰で乱暴な人物（男女を問わず使用される）

Everyone in the village avoided the termagant who lived by the mill, fearing her sharp tongue and relentless complaints.

村人は誰もが製粉所のそばに住む口やかましい老婆を避け、彼女の鋭い言葉と容赦ない愚痴を恐れていた。

意味（1）

A quarrelsome, scolding woman, especially one who is old and shrewish.

… Make feeble ladies, in their works, / To fight like termagants and Turks; …

意味（2）

(obsolete) A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person, whether male or female.

At first the General tried to impose silence upon the terrible termagant: but he soon discovered that he was powerless

termagants （ plural ）