hothead
hothead noun: one who is prone to anger or who actively seeks out conflicts and confrontations.
Noun
hothead (plural hotheads)
- 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.
- One who reacts or responds rapidly without engaging in careful deliberation.
- Someone get this hothead out of here before he does some damage.
hothead meaning in Indonesian and Thai
hothead in Indonesian
- one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights
- pemarah
hothead in Thai
- one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights
- หัวร้อน hǔua-rɔ́ɔn
Forms of hothead
| plural | hotheads |
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Origin of hothead
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”).
Questions about hothead
- What does hothead mean?
- Hothead means one who is prone to anger or who actively seeks out conflicts and confrontations.
- What is hothead in Indonesian?
- Hothead in Indonesian is pemarah. See Hothead meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is hothead?
- Hothead is a noun.
- What is the plural of hothead?
- The plural of hothead is hotheads.
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