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noun (1)

as in pugnacity

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noun (2)

as in impulsiveness

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Recent Examples of hot-headedness
Noun
Hurley is known for his hot-headedness and recently went viral for staring down and butting heads with a referee after UConn guard Braylon Mullins’ game-winning 3-pointer in an Elite Eight win over Duke. — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot-headedness
  1. pugnacity
  2. impulsiveness
  3. irritability
  4. impulsivity
  5. belligerence
  6. rashness
  7. vengefulness
  8. impetuosity
Noun
  • But all of that is in addition to his defense, his rebounding, his slashing, his voice, his pugnacity.
    — Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 22 May 2026
  • Trump had won by fifty-three points there in 2016, and Greene’s paranoid pugnacity seemed like a good fit, if voters could stomach an outsider.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Definition of pugnacity
Noun
  • Yakkity’s impulsiveness and wisecracking jokes provide the laughs, while Keo’s rivalry with his father (and his crush on Lemony) ground the show with genuine emotional dynamics.
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
  • That impulsiveness was on display last year when the president pushed the Texas state legislature to gerrymander its electoral maps before the midterms in the hope of maintaining Republican control of Congress.
    — Jason Willick, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Definition of impulsiveness
Noun
  • Kooij says women with ADHD whose symptoms increase during this stage may describe losing control over mood, irritability, sleep and focus.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 7 July 2026
  • Intense exercise on a sizzling day can lead to extreme fatigue, impaired performance, headache, irritability, nausea, dizziness, cramping and dehydration, all symptoms of exertional heat illness.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of irritability
Noun
  • His impulsivity, his immaturity, his lack of curiosity about anything going on around him.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
  • The behavioral symptoms—like self-harm, impulsivity, and extreme mood swings—tend to improve first, Masland says.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 11 June 2026
Definition of impulsivity
Noun
  • The previous year, troubled by the growing belligerence of the internet crowd, Atkin had enrolled in self-defense training in her neighborhood.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
  • Observing how authenticity manifests as uncompromising, or how candor manifests as belligerence, for example, is an important starting point in discovering Integrity.
    — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of belligerence
Noun
  • And yet, Washington responded to Genet not with rashness and bravado but with restraint made public law.
    — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
  • His audacity and her rashness might surprise some.
    — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Definition of rashness
Noun
  • This action demonstrates the president’s monumental cruelty, total lack of empathy and compassion, pathological narcissism, boundless vengefulness, abysmal ignorance and glaring immaturity.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The thought of this act of petty vengefulness, and others like it, were later on to fill me with remorse.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Definition of vengefulness
Noun
  • Two centuries later, the Greek historian Polybius contrasted Roman discipline, order, and rationality with Celtic impetuosity, chaos, and passion on the battlefield.
    — Michele Gelfand, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
  • His sacred vows didn’t stop Kelly from displaying the impetuosity that brands this city’s fans.
    — Frank Fitzpatrick, Philly.com, 14 Apr. 2018
Definition of impetuosity

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