hot flush

noun

A sudden, but brief, sensation of heat over the entire body; a common symptom of the menopause.

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hot flashvasomotor symptoms
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Meanings

nounhot flush (plural hot flushes)

plural hot flushes

  1. AustraliaCanadaNew ZealandUKA sudden, but brief, sensation of heat over the entire body; a common symptom of the menopause.

    Synonyms: hot flash, vasomotor symptoms

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sudden, but brief, sensation of heat over the entire body; a common symptom of the menopause.

Similar
hot flashvasomotor symptoms
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hot flash

Translations

Arabic هِبَّة الْحَرَارَة, وَمْضَة سَاخِنَة
  • هِبَّة الْحَرَارَة (hibba al-ḥarāra)sudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
  • وَمْضَة سَاخِنَة (wamḍa sāḵina)sudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
Catalan fogot, calrada
  • fogotsudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
  • calradasudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
  • caloradasudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
  • sufocaciósudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
Chinese Mandarin 潮熱 /潮热
  • 潮熱 /潮热 (cháorè)sudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
Czech nával horka
  • nával horkasudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
Dutch opvlieger
  • opvliegersudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
Esperanto varmiĝo
  • varmiĝosudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
Finnish kuuma aalto
  • kuuma aaltosudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
French bouffée de chaleur
  • bouffée de chaleursudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
German Hitzewallung
  • Hitzewallungsudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
Greek έξαψη
  • έξαψη (éxapsi)sudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
Hungarian hőhullám
  • hőhullámsudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
Italian vampata di calore, vampa
  • vampata di caloresudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
  • vampasudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
  • caldanasudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
  • scalmanasudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
Lithuanian karščio pylimas
  • karščio pylimassudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
Polish uderzenie gorąca
  • uderzenie gorącasudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
Portuguese onda de calor, fogacho
  • onda de calorsudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
  • fogachosudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
  • calorãosudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
Spanish sofoco, bochorno
  • sofocosudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
  • bochornosudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
  • calmasudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
Swedish värmevallning, blodvallning
  • värmevallningsudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
  • blodvallningsudden sensation of heat, symptom of the menopause
Cite this entry
APA

hot flush. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20flush

MLA

“hot flush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20flush. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hot flush,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20flush.

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