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hotheadedness

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English hotheaded Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English hotheadedness From hotheaded + -ness.

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Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Hitzköpfigkeit — state or characteristic of being hotheaded; tendency to be easily infuriated or provoked
  • Ancient Greek: ὀξυθυμία (oxuthumía) — state or characteristic of being hotheaded; tendency to be easily infuriated or provoked