hot temper
Quick to anger
A hot temper is a tendency to become angry quickly and intensely.
Someone with a hot temper flares up at small provocations: His hot temper got him into fights throughout high school.
The phrase emphasizes both the speed and heat of the anger—quick to ignite, burning fiercely.
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- hair triggerUltra-responsive firing mechanism
- rageIntense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
quick to anger · outburst · short fuse · blow a fuse · volatile · flash point · irritable · snap · fly off the handle · blow up · lose one's cool · storm · flare · see red · seething · tantrum · hotheaded · lose it
- temperature idiomscold shoulder, cold feet, cool as a cucumber, cold turkey, warm welcome
- body idiomsheart of gold, heart of stone, cold heart, warm heart, soft heart
- Biblical WisdomEcclesiastes, Job, wisdom of Solomon, King Solomon, Solomon
- combativenessaggression, antagonism, belligerence, bellicosity, combativeness
hot temperpatience
Calm during delays
calm · cool head · forbearance · imperturbability · sangfroid
hot temperserenity
Undisturbed mental quietude
tranquility · steadiness · emotional stability · calmness · poise
hot temperself-control
Ability to restrain impulses
self-restraint · self-discipline · temperance · moderation · self-mastery
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