how to pronounce termagant

/ˈtɜː.mə.ɡənt/

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termagant is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of termagant

noun:

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

adjective:

Quarrelsome and scolding or censorious; shrewish.

name:

A fictitious deity with a violent temperament who featured in medieval mystery plays, represented as being worshiped by Muslims.

termagant frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word termagant occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics termagant can be related to

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