ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hot, hotspot, interesting, charged, sensational, red-hot.

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