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• hot button issue — hot button UK / US or hot button issue UK / US noun [countable] Word forms hot button : singular hot button plural hot buttons American informal an issue that people disagree about and argue about a lot …   English dictionary

• hot-button issue — noun an issue that elicits strong emotional reactions • Syn: ↑gut issue • Hypernyms: ↑issue …   Useful english dictionary

• hot button — UK / US or hot button issue UK / US noun [countable] Word forms hot button : singular hot button plural hot buttons American informal an issue that people disagree about and argue about a lot …   English dictionary

• hot button — noun : an emotional and usually controversial issue or concern that triggers immediate intense reaction * * * noun, pl ⋯ tons [count] : an issue that causes people to feel strong emotions (such as anger) and to argue with each other The film is… …   Useful english dictionary

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• hot button — ☆ hot button n. Informal an idea, subject, issue, etc. that evokes strong feelings hot button [hät′but΄ n] adj. * * * …   Universalium

• hot button — (USA) A hot button is a topic or issue that people feel very strongly about …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• hot button — ☆ hot button n. Informal an idea, subject, issue, etc. that evokes strong feelings hot button [hät′but΄ n] adj …   English World dictionary

• hot button — hot ,button noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL an issue that people disagree about and argue about a lot …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hot-button — American a hot button a subject that is important to people and which they feel very strongly about. Sex discrimination in employment is a hot button political issue now. (always before noun) …   New idioms dictionary

• hot button — /ˈhɒt bʌtn/ (say hot butn) noun Colloquial an issue, subject, etc., to which someone is particularly sensitive and, if broached, is likely to provoke an extreme emotional response in that person: unreliable public transport is her hot button …