GUT ISSUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gut issue mean? 

• GUT ISSUE (noun)
  The noun GUT ISSUE has 1 sense:

1. an issue that elicits strong emotional reactions

  Familiarity information: GUT ISSUE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GUT ISSUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An issue that elicits strong emotional reactions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

gut issue; hot-button issue

Hypernyms ("gut issue" is a kind of...):

issue (an important question that is in dispute and must be settled)