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hang-up noun [C] (WORRY) a permanent and unreasonable feeling of worry about a particular thing, especially about a particular feature of yourself: She claims the marriage failed due to his emotional hang-ups. Everyone has their own hangups.
The meaning of HANG-UP is a source of mental or emotional difficulty; broadly : problem. How to use hang-up in a sentence.
1. (transitive) to put on a hook, hanger, etc. please hang up your coat. 2. to replace (a telephone receiver) on its cradle at the end of a conversation, often breaking a conversation off abruptly. 3. (tr; usually passive; usually foll by on) informal.
HANG UP definition: to finish a conversation on the telephone by putting the phone down. Learn more.
Hang-up definition: a preoccupation, fixation, or psychological block; complex. See examples of HANG-UP used in a sentence.
hang-up (about something) an emotional problem about something that makes you embarrassed or worried. He's got a real hang-up about his height. sexual hang-ups; Topics Feelings c2
Definitions of hang-up. noun. an unforeseen obstacle. synonyms: hitch, rub, snag. see more. noun. an emotional preoccupation. see more. Pronunciation.