Hotheaded — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

quickly aroused to anger

characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ; ; ; ; (`brainish' is archaic)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/həthˈɛdᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɪlaɪts/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɪlaɪts/

3 syllables Say it as /həthˈɛdᵻd/.

Examples

a hotheaded commander
a hotheaded decision
liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quick-tempered choleric irascible madcap impulsive short-tempered brainish tearaway hot-tempered impetuous

Parts of Speech

adjective	quickly aroused to anger “a hotheaded commander”
adjective	characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ; ; ; ; (`brainish' is archaic) “a hotheaded decision”

Word Forms

choler	noun	a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
irascibility	noun	a feeling of resentful anger
impulsiveness	noun	the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection
impetuousness	noun	rash impulsiveness
impetuosity	noun	rash impulsiveness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hitzköpfig

schnell in Wut geraten

🇫🇷French

impétueux

rapidement mis en colère

🇪🇸Spanish

exaltado

rápidamente se enojó

🇮🇹Italian

testa calda

rapidamente suscitato rabbia

🇳🇱Dutch

heethoofdig

snel tot woede ontwaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

impetuoso

rapidamente despertado para a raiva

🇷🇺Russian

вспыльчивый

быстро приходит в ярость

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उग्र स्वभाव का

शीघ्र ही क्रोधित हो जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

উত্তপ্ত

দ্রুত রাগ জাগানো

🇮🇳Tamil

சூடான தலை

சீக்கிரம் கோபம் வந்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

తలపట్టుకున్న

త్వరగా కోపాన్ని రేపింది

🇮🇳Marathi

गरम डोक्याचा

पटकन राग आला

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગરમ માથાવાળું

ઝડપથી ગુસ્સો ઉત્તેજિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಸಿತಲೆ

ಬೇಗನೆ ಕೋಪವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡಿತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചൂടുള്ള

പെട്ടെന്ന് ദേഷ്യം വന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਰਮ ਸਿਰ ਵਾਲਾ

ਜਲਦੀ ਗੁੱਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਜਗਾਇਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

گرم سر

جلدی سے غصہ آ گیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

性急的

很快就被激怒

🇯🇵Japanese

短気な

すぐに怒りを起こした

🇰🇷Korean

성급한

금방 화를 낸다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nóng nảy

nhanh chóng nổi giận

🇹🇭Thai

หัวร้อน

ก็เกิดความโกรธขึ้นอย่างรวดเร็ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemarah

dengan cepat menjadi marah

🇵🇭Filipino

mainitin ang ulo

mabilis na napukaw sa galit

🇲🇾Malay

panas kepala

cepat timbul kemarahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عجول

سرعان ما أثار الغضب

🇮🇷Persian

سر گرم

به سرعت عصبانی شد

🇹🇷Turkish

asabi

çabuk öfkelendi

🇮🇱Hebrew

חמום ראש

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