1. harsh-tempered or overbearing women; shrews
Usage: plural form; often considered offensive

Examples

• The play featured two termagants who constantly berated their husbands.
• He described his difficult neighbors as termagants who complained about everything.
• The novel’s termagants were portrayed as one-dimensional characters.
• She refused to be labeled as one of those termagants simply for speaking her mind.
• The comedy relied on stereotypes of termagants for cheap laughs.