hotheadedness

/həthˈɛdᵻdnəs/ noun

The state or characteristic of being hotheaded; the tendency to be easily infuriated or provoked.

Word Origin Hotheadedness is the quality of being hotheaded — easily angered, rash. Hot comes from Old English hāt 'burning,' head from hēafod 'top, chief.' The idea is someone whose head is hot, boiling with anger. The breakdown hot+head+ed+ness shows 'hot' + 'head' + 'having' + 'state of.'

noun The state or characteristic of being hotheaded; the tendency to be easily infuriated or provoked. countable

His hotheadedness often got him into unnecessary arguments.

(名词) 急躁性格;火爆脾气;性急

他的急躁脾气常常让他陷入不必要的争吵。

(sustantivo) iracundia; irascibilidad; arrebatamiento [El estado o característica de ser iracundo; la tendencia a enfurecerse o provocarse con facilidad.]

Su irascibilidad a menudo lo metía en discusiones innecesarias.

(nom) emportement; impulsivité; fougue; caractère emporté [État ou caractère d'une personne impulsive et colérique, ayant tendance à s'emporter ou à se laisser provoquer facilement.]

Son tempérament impulsif l'entraînait souvent dans des disputes inutiles.

(Substantiv) Hitzköpfigkeit; Jähzorn [**Hitzköpfigkeit** (Substantiv, Femininum) bezeichnet die Eigenschaft oder den Zustand, leicht reizbar oder aufbrausend zu sein und schnell in Wut zu geraten.]

Seine **Hitzköpfigkeit** brachte ihn oft in unnötige Streitigkeiten.

(名詞) 短気であること;すぐに怒ったり、挑発されたりする傾向

彼は短気なせいで、必要のない言い争いに巻き込まれることがよくあった。

(substantivo) impulsividade; irreflexão; sangue quente [O estado ou característica de ser impulsivo; a tendência a se enfurecer ou se provocar facilmente.]

Sua impulsividade frequentemente o colocava em discussões desnecessárias.

Word parts: hot + head + ed + ness

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