The termagant woman quarreled with her husband everyday over small things.
The boy was very termagant, he was repremanded by the teachers.

Termagant is a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman. Also in Medieval Europe, Termagant was the name given to a god that the Europeans believed Muslims worshipped.

A bold, vicious woman; a termagant.

Termagant means shrew or virago. The opposite is a woman who is complacent, quiet, shy, dominated rather than dominating. What word would you use for that kind of woman? A doormat, maybe.

In "The Devil and Tom Walker," the term "termagant" likely refers to an overbearing, quarrelsome, or shrewish woman. It is often used to describe a harsh or violent person, especially a woman who displays aggressive behavior.