hot-headedness
Quick to anger
Hot-headedness is the tendency to act rashly or lose one's temper quickly.
It describes a disposition toward impulsive anger rather than a single outburst: His hot-headedness got him into trouble at work.
The quality suggests someone easily provoked who acts before thinking.
Prone to outbursts
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- quick-temperedProne to sudden anger
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
combustible · mercurial · choleric · tempestuous · turbulent · stormy · touchy · testy
Intense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- temperState of mind
- outburstSudden emotional release
- flare-upSudden recurrence of symptoms
wrath · ire · irritation · fuming · seething · agitation · provocation · exasperation
Heedless or skin irritation
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- unthinkingLacking conscious thought
precipitate · knee-jerk · headlong · brash · incautious · imprudent · snap judgment · acting out
irascible
Prone to outbursts
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- quick-temperedProne to sudden anger
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
explosive · combustible · mercurial · choleric · tempestuous · turbulent · stormy · touchy · testy · prickly
rage
Intense, violent anger
flare-up · wrath · ire · irritation · fuming · seething · agitation · provocation · exasperation · indignation
rash
Heedless or skin irritation
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
unthinking · precipitate · knee-jerk · headlong · brash · incautious · imprudent · snap judgment · acting out · flying off the handle
- impulsivityimpulsiveness, impulsivity, rashness, recklessness, hastiness
- emotional volatilitymood swings, lability, volatility, dysregulation, ups and downs
- foolishnessfoolishness, silliness, foolish, stupid, folly
hot-headednesscalmness
Peaceful mental state
cool-headedness · composure · equanimity · placidity · serenity
hot-headednesspatience
Calm during delays
restraint · self-control · forbearance · self-restraint · temperance
hot-headednessdeliberateness
Careful intention in action
thoughtfulness · prudence · circumspection · judiciousness · caution