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termagant

/ˈtɜːməɡənt/noun

उच्चारण टर्मगन्ट

कर्कशा, झगड़ालू स्त्री, लड़ाकू औरत

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] old-fashioned, disapproving

    a woman who is bad-tempered and often shouts at people

    कर्कशा, झगड़ालू स्त्री, लड़ाकू औरत

    • In the old comedy, the landlord's wife is a termagant who scolds everyone.

    Synonyms shrew virago harridan scold

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A violent, quarrelsome woman is a termagant, a virago or a shrew.

हिंसक और झगड़ालू स्त्री को termagant, virago या shrew कहते हैं।