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hot flush

British  

noun

  1. a sudden unpleasant hot feeling in the skin, caused by endocrine imbalance, esp experienced by women at menopause

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Male MPs have been trying on vests that simulate the feeling of a hot flush, which some women experience during the menopause.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2022

She also had the classic symptom associated with menopause - the hot flush.

From BBC Oct. 29, 2021

If women come to see me who are at risk, I ask them if they’ve had a hot flush so I can prescribe HRT,” he says.

From The Guardian Dec. 15, 2015

I was in a hot flush of embarrassed hysteria throughout, terrified I would wet my pants and shriek with laughter, puncturing the mood for the two dozen spectators.

From The Guardian Oct. 16, 2010

“Sorry,” he said, a hot flush rising to his cheeks.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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