a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman.

( initial capital letter ) 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.

violent; turbulent; brawling; shrewish.

noun

fishwife , fury , harpy , shrew , virago , vixen

adjective

disorderly , furious , harridan , hellcat , quarrelsome , raucous , scolding , shrew , tumultuous , turbulent , virago , vixen , xanthippe