Hot Button Definition

noun
Something that elicits a strong emotional response or reaction.
An issue that became a hot button among younger voters.
American Heritage
An idea, subject, issue, etc. that evokes strong feelings.
Webster's New World

(idiomatic) A central issue, concern or characteristic, especially one that motivates people to make a choice.

Wiktionary

(idiomatic, marketing) The principal desire that a salesman needs to "hit" in order to make a sale.

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adjective
Alternative spelling of hot button.
The newspaper published articles on the hot-button issues on the front page to attract attention.
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Other Word Forms of Hot Button

Noun

Singular:
hot button
Plural:
hot-buttons

Hot Button Sentence Examples

  • The question of how do music lyrics impact teen behavior has been a hot button topic ever since the advent of rock and roll.

  • How could such a hot button item go from raging controversy to nearly universal acceptance in such a short time?

  • Some areas lack bias almost completely, like their excellent science entries; other areas, like the current war in Iraq or hot-button topics like abortion and religion, are often biased, sometimes vandalized, and always in dispute.

  • Like Degrassi, the series doesn't shy away from hot-button issues like racism and gay teens.

  • Recent court battles have made prayers at public school graduations a hot button issue, but as long as freedom of speech exists, valedictorians and class presidents will likely continue their right to offer up a prayer of thanks heavenward.

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