as in demon
a source of persistent emotional distress
low self-esteem is only one of his many hang-ups
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Recent Examples of hang-up
Another shift at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center has come and gone—and with it, a slew of new patient problems, professional dilemmas, and interpersonal hang-ups for everyone's favorite day shift staffers to attempt to work through.
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 17 Apr. 2026
Some solar projects are stalled because of permitting hang-ups.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
The hang-up is whether a team sees a true developmental QB or a package player with Taysom Hill flavor.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Repole said the playing facility is the only hang-up.
—Cliff Brunt, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 17 Apr. 2026
Some solar projects are stalled because of permitting hang-ups.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
The hang-up is whether a team sees a true developmental QB or a package player with Taysom Hill flavor.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Repole said the playing facility is the only hang-up.
—Cliff Brunt, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang-up
demon
Noun
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The demon was largely limited to one expression — smugness — and was inexplicably the only character who spoke Japanese.—
Corbin Bolies,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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Still, 51-year-old Rhys didn’t take Nile’s demons or Tom’s supernatural burden home.—
Emma Fraser,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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“Hang-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang-up. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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