hot button

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Definition of hot button in English English dictionary: a central issue, concern or characteristic, especially one that motivates people to make a choice; the principal desire that a salesman needs to "hit" in order to make a sale; Something that elicits a strong emotional response or reaction: "an issue that became a hot button among younger voters."; A hot button is a subject or problem that people have very strong feelings about. Abortion is still one of the hot button issues of US life
hot buttons: plural form of hot button
hot-button: Alternative spelling of hot button
The newspaper published articles on the hot-button issues on the front page to attract attention.

hot button

Hyphenation

hot but·ton

hät bʌtın

/ˈhät ˈbətən/ /ˈhɑːt ˈbʌtən/

[ 'hät ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English hAt; akin to Old High German heiz hot, Lithuanian kaisti to get hot.

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