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Definition of
termagant noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
termagant
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈtərməɡənt
/
/
(
formal
)
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a woman who is very strict or who tries to tell people what to do, in an unpleasant way
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termagant
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