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View synonyms for hang-up
hang-up
or hang·up
[ hang-uhp ]
noun
, Slang.
- a preoccupation, fixation, or psychological block; complex:
His hang-up is trying to outdo his brother.
- a source of annoying difficulty or burden; impediment; snag:
The most serious hang-up the project has is a shortage of funds.
- a fixture, object, or decoration that can be affixed to a wall, ceiling, other objects, etc.:
He brightened up the room with flower baskets and other hang-ups.
hang up
verb
- tr to put on a hook, hanger, etc
please hang up your coat
- to replace (a telephone receiver) on its cradle at the end of a conversation, often breaking a conversation off abruptly
- informal.tr; usually passiveusually foll byon to cause to have an emotional or psychological preoccupation or problem
he's really hung up on his mother
noun
- an emotional or psychological preoccupation or problem
- a persistent cause of annoyance
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hang-up1
First recorded in 1955–60; noun use of verb phrase hang up
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