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hot-button issue

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables
hot-but-ton is-sue
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

an issue that elicits strong emotional reactions

Synonyms

gut issue

Questions

What does hot-button issue mean?
an issue that elicits strong emotional reactions

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