hang-up
hang-up noun: an emotional difficulty or a psychological inhibition, in particular concerning one's sex life.
Noun
hang-up (plural hang-ups)
- An emotional difficulty or a psychological inhibition, in particular concerning one's sex life.
- Near-synonyms: neurosis, obsession, complex
- We’re said to have so many hang-ups that we don’t even talk about sex until we’re in the pub, and to need to be blind drunk before anything approaching physical contact occurs.2013, Nic Fleming, at BBC, Sex Lessons, British Style
- An unforeseen obstacle to progress; a hitch or delay.
- Near-synonym: setback
- What a hang up I got into at once! As I look back on it it's incredible that I could have been so damned dumb.1951 (date written), Jack Kerouac, edited by Howard Cunnell, On the Road: The Original Scroll, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Books, published 16 August 2007 (2008 printing), →ISBN, page 115
hang-up meaning in Malayalam
hang-up in Malayalam
- phobia, neurosis, preoccupation
- കാരണമില്ലാത്ത ആധി, നിരന്തരമായ വ്യഥക്കു കാരണം, സിരാരോഗം, ഞരമ്പുതകർച്ച, മസ്തിഷ്കരോഗം, രോഗാതുരമായ ഭയം
Examples of hang-up in a sentence
- I have hang-ups left over from childhood about my body.2021 October 30, Rosanna Greenstreet, quoting Bertie Carvel, “Bertie Carvel: ‘I have hang-ups left over from childhood about my body’”, in...
- Consumers say yes, the numbers add up, industry is largely on board and Labor has no policy hang-ups.2022 August 14, Adam Morton, “Australia has a steep hill to climb on electric cars – but if ever there was a time, it’s now”, in The...
Synonyms of hang-up
Forms of hang-up
| plural | hang-ups |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hangup |
Origin of hang-up
From hang up (verb).
Phrases with hang-up
Questions about hang-up
- What does hang-up mean?
- Hang-up means an emotional difficulty or a psychological inhibition, in particular concerning one's sex life.
- What is hang-up in Malayalam?
- Hang-up in Malayalam is കാരണമില്ലാത്ത ആധി, നിരന്തരമായ വ്യഥക്കു കാരണം, സിരാരോഗം. See Hang-up meaning in Malayalam.
- How do you use hang-up in a sentence?
- I have hang-ups left over from childhood about my body.
- What part of speech is hang-up?
- Hang-up is a noun.
- What is the plural of hang-up?
- The plural of hang-up is hang-ups.
Words near hang-up in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hang-up (page history and authors); hang-up (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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