hotheaded

/həthˈɛdᵻd/ adj

Pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered.

Word Origin 'Hotheaded' is a vivid compound: a hot head, meaning quick to anger. 'Hot' from Old English 'hāt' and 'head' from 'hēafod'. The same 'head' root gives us headache, headstrong, and behead. So a hotheaded person has a head that's boiling over. The metaphor is ancient: heat as anger.

adj Pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered.

His hotheaded reaction to the criticism only made the situation worse.

(形容词) 急躁;易怒;火爆;性急 【急躁易怒的】

他对批评的急躁反应只会让情况变得更糟。

(adjetivo) calentón; iracundo; colérico; exaltado; impulsivo [Perteneciente o característico de un impulsivo o de la irreflexión; (de una persona) que se excita o se enfada fácilmente.]

Su reacción hotheaded a la crítica solo empeoró la situación.

(adjectif) impulsif; colérique; emporté; irritable; soupe au lait [Se dit d'une personne impulsive qui s'emporte facilement ; colérique, irascible.]

Sa réaction hotheaded face à la critique n'a fait qu'aggraver la situation.

(Adjektiv) hitzköpfig; jähzornig; aufbrausend [Leicht erregbar oder jähzornig; zu unüberlegten, hitzigen Reaktionen neigend.]

Seine **hotheaded** Reaktion auf die Kritik verschlimmerte die Situation nur.

(形容詞) 短気で、すぐに興奮したり怒ったりする(人について)。

批判に対する彼の短気な反応は、事態をより悪化させただけであった。

(adjetivo) impulsivo; exaltado; irascível; cabeça-quente; estourado [Relativo ou característico de uma pessoa impulsiva; (de uma pessoa) facilmente excitada ou irritada.]

A reação impulsiva dele à crítica só piorou a situação.

Word parts: hot + head + ed

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