hot-button
Collocations
5ADJ.
controversial, online
VERB + HOT-BUTTON
become, represents, thought, trigger
HOT-BUTTON + NOUN
susan
PREP.
about, on, on
ADV.
emotionally
Definitions
noun
Alternative form of hot button.
As is usually the casee when the use of stimulant medications like Ritalin makes it into mainstream media, the [Sroufe] piece pushed emotional hot-buttons in a way that would scare the daylights out of uninformed readers and lead them to avoid ever using such medications or allowing their children to, thereby giving up on a class of medications with enormous potential benefits.
What will trigger my hot-button?
adj
Arousing intense reactions; eliciting strong emotion or controversy.
a hot-button issue
The newspaper published articles on the hot-button issues on the front page to attract attention.
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6As is usually the casee when the use of stimulant medications like Ritalin makes it into mainstream media, the [Sroufe] piece pushed emotional hot-buttons in a way that would scare the daylights out o
WiktionaryWhat will trigger my hot-button?
WiktionaryTherapist: As you can see, this particular thought represents a hot-button emotionally for Susan
Wiktionarya hot-button issue
WiktionaryThe newspaper published articles on the hot-button issues on the front page to attract attention.
WiktionaryIt was too hot-button, too controversial for the athlete.
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