noun · rare

hothead

hothead · hotheads

One who is prone to anger or who actively seeks out conflicts and confrontationsOne who is prone to anger or who actively seeks out conflicts and confrontations.

» Tom is a real hothead.

Meaning

2 senses

(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.
(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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More definitions

a belligerent grouch
a reckless impetuous irresponsible person

Examples

5 sentences

Tom is a real hothead.
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Stefan started to develop some beef with his dad who was a huge hothead.
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She's always been a hothead.
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Our oldest is a real hothead; if you go against her, she blows her top.
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Don't be such a hothead. A short temper will cost you.
deSei nicht so hitzköpfig! Ein reizbares Temperament hat seinen Preis.
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Translations

4 languages

Русский

one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights:

Deutsch

one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights:

Origin

From hot + head. Compare English hotbrain (“a hothead”); Middle English hot-heorte, hat-he

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”).

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