adjective
1. characterized by direct opposition
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a head-on confrontation
• Similar to: ↑hostile
2. meeting front to front
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a frontal attack
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a head-on collision
• Syn: ↑frontal
• Similar to: ↑front
adverb
1. in direct opposition; directly (Freq. 1)
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we must meet the problem head-on
2. with the front foremost
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the cars collided head-on
Useful english dictionary. 2012.