brash vs head-on

brash

adj
  • Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless. 

  • Overly bold, impetuous or rash. 

  • Bold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way. 

noun
  • Broken fragments of ice. 

  • Broken and angular rock fragments underlying alluvial deposits. 

  • A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness. 

  • A sudden burst of rain. 

  • Leaf litter of small leaves and little twigs as found under a hedge. 

head-on

adj
  • Direct, abrupt, blunt or unequivocal; not prevaricating. 

  • Of a collision, from the front or in the direction of motion. 

noun
  • A collision from the front. 

adv
  • With the front of a vehicle. 

  • With direct confrontation. 

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