Hot-button
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hot-button is a noun meaning Arousing intense reactions; eliciting strong emotion or controversy.
Meaning
Arousing intense reactions; eliciting strong emotion or controversy.
Example Sentences
a hot-button issue
What will trigger my hot-button?
This would be hot-button if Slade lived in Alaska.
It was too hot-button, too controversial for the athlete.
Word Forms
- hot-buttons
- hotbutton
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hot, hotspot, interesting, charged, sensational, red-hot.
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