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termagant

/tur-muh-guhnt/US // ˈtɜr mə gənt //UK // (ˈtɜːməɡənt) //

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n.名词 noun
  1. 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. 1
    • : violent; turbulent; brawling; shrewish.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inturbulent
Forms: termagants
Synonyms
bitter苦涩,苦涩的,惨痛,惨痛的chaotic混乱的,乱七八糟的,杂乱无章的,杂乱无章fierce猛烈的,激烈的,猛烈,凶猛lawless无法无天,不法之徒,不法分子,不法的quarrelsome争吵,好争吵,争吵的,好争辩raucous聒噪的,喧闹的,聒噪,聒噪的声音rough粗略,粗略的,粗略的说,粗暴rowdy痞子,吵闹的,烂漫的,烂漫unruly任性的,不羁的,任性,不羁violent激烈的,暴力的,猛烈的,暴力agitated烦躁不安,烦躁不安的,烦躁的,焦躁不安anarchic无政府主义,无政府主义的,无政府状态,无政府主义者angry愤怒的,愤怒,愤怒地,生气boisterous闹哄哄的,沸腾的,闹哄哄,喧闹的demonstrative示范性,示范性的,演示性,示威性destructive破坏性的,破坏性,毁灭性的,毁坏性的disorderly紊乱的,紊乱,无序的,无序excited兴奋,激动,激动的,兴奋的fiery火热的,炽热的,火红的,炽热insubordinate不顺从的,不服从命令,不顺从,不服从管理mutinous叛变的,叛变,叛逆的,变节的obstreperous顽固不化,蛮横无理,桀骜不驯,顽固的passionate激情,多情的,激情澎湃,充满激情perturbed忐忑不安的,忐忑不安,忐忑不安的心情,困扰的rabid狂热的,狂热,狂热者,狂热的人rambunctious肆意妄为,狂热的,狂热的人,奔放的rampant猖獗的,猖獗,猖狂的,猖獗的人refractory耐火,耐火性,耐火的,耐火材料riotous骚乱,骚乱的,骚动,骚动的roughhouse粗制滥造,粗野的房子,粗制滥造的东西rude无礼,无礼的,不客气,不客气的seditious煽动性的,煽动性,煽动,煽情的shaking摇晃,摇摇欲坠,晃动,颤抖stern严厉的,严苛的,严酷的,严正的storming冲击,暴风骤雨,暴雨,暴风雨tumultous/tumultuous喧闹的/喧闹的unbridled肆无忌惮,肆无忌惮的,肆无忌惮地,肆意妄为uncontrolled不受控制的,不受控制,未受控制的,不受控的undisciplined放任自流,放纵,松懈,松懈的ungovernable不可治理的,不可治理,无法治理的,无法治理untamed桀骜不驯,桀骜不驯的,桀骜不逊,桀骜不羁uproarious哄堂大笑,闹哄哄的,闹哄哄,哄堂大笑的vehement慷慨激昂,坚定不移地,慷慨激昂的,激烈的vociferous滔滔不绝,声势浩大,响亮的,滔滔不绝的wild野生,野性,野外,野生的
as intumultuous
Forms: termagants
as indisorderly
Forms: termagants
as invixen
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.