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hothead en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From hot + head. Compare English hotbrain (“a hothead”); Middle English hot-heorte, hat-heorte (“anger”), Old English hātheort (“furious, angry, irascible, passionate, ardent”, literally “hot-heart”).

Meanings

1. (derogatory, idiomatic) One who is prone to anger or who actively seeks out conflicts and confrontations.
   • The club was full of eager young hotheads who never seemed to be able to agree on anything.
2. (derogatory, idiomatic) One who reacts or responds rapidly without engaging in careful deliberation.
   • Someone get this hothead out of here before he does some damage.

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Relateds

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Translations (21)

da brushoved (one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights) · grc ὀξυθυμίας (one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights) · ru горя́чая голова́ (one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights) · fi kuumapää (one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights) · fi kuumakalle (one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights) · fi höyrypää (one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights) · it testa calda (one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights) · mi ika whakawera (one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights) · da furie (one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights) · da hidsigprop (one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights) · th หัวร้อน (one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights) · gl arroutado (one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights) · id pemarah (one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights) · da hystade (one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights) · fr tête brûlée (one who reacts quickly and without thinking carefully first) · nl heethoofd (one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights) · nl driftkikker (one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights) · bg луда глава (one who reacts quickly and without thinking carefully first) · no hissigpropp (one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights) · de Hitzkopf (one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights) · gl arroutado (one who reacts quickly and without thinking carefully first)