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Meaning of head-on in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Adverb
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈhɛd ˈˌɑn/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    head-on

    Definitions

    1. characterized by direct opposition

    Examples

    • « a head-on confrontation »

    Synonyms

    • hostile
  2. 2. meeting front to front

    Examples

    • « a frontal attack »
    • « a head-on collision »

    Synonyms

    • front(a)
  3. Adverb

    head-on

    Definitions

    1. in direct opposition

    Examples

    • « directly »
    • « we must meet the problem head-on »
  4. 2. with the front foremost

    Examples

    • « the cars collided head-on »

Famous quotes

  • « Genuine forgiveness does not deny anger but faces it head-on. »
    Alice Duer Miller
  • « Change is the principal feature of our age and literature should explore how people deal with it. The best science fiction does that, head-on. »
    David Brin
  • « Racism is a refuge for the ignorant. It seeks to divide and to destroy. It is the enemy of freedom, and deserves to be met head-on and stamped out. »
    Pierre Berton

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