Meanings
nounhothead (plural hotheads)
plural hotheads
- derogatoryidiomaticOne who reacts or responds rapidly without engaging in careful deliberation.
Someone get this hothead out of here before he does some damage.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna reckless impetuous irresponsible person
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ὀξυθυμίας
- ὀξυθυμίας (oxuthumías)one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights
Bulgarian луда глава
- луда глава (luda glava)one who reacts quickly and without thinking carefully first
Danish brushoved, hidsigprop
- brushovedone who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights
- hidsigpropone who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights
- hystadeone who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights
- furieone who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights
Dutch heethoofd, driftkikker
- heethoofdone who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights
- driftkikkerone who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights
Finnish kuumapää, kuumakalle
- kuumapääone who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights
- kuumakalleone who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights
- höyrypääone who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights
French tête brûlée
- tête brûléeone who reacts quickly and without thinking carefully first
German Hitzkopf
- Hitzkopfone who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights
Indonesian pemarah
- pemarahone who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights
Italian testa calda
- testa caldaone who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights
Māori ika whakawera
- ika whakaweraone who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights
Norwegian hissigpropp
- hissigproppone who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights
Russian горя́чая голова́
- горя́чая голова́ (gorjáčaja golová)one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights
Thai หัวร้อน
- หัวร้อน (hǔua-rɔ́ɔn)one who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights
Cite this entry
APA
hothead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hothead
MLA
“hothead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hothead. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hothead,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hothead.
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