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 As Paramount Global seeks Trump administration approval of its merger with Skydance, the company is anxious to close the deal, and the lawsuit is viewed as a hang-up. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025 Read Next National Woman found covered in blood after 911 hang-up call, UT officials say. Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2025 John Tar, who told him that patrol had responded to a 911 hang-up involving a verbal argument between a man and woman, the warrant affidavit said. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025 John Tar, who told him that patrol had responded to a 911 hang-up involving a verbal argument between a man and woman, the warrant affidavit said. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hang-up
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Noun
  • Things become complicated when a popular rival boy band, The Saja Boys, are revealed to be demons.
    Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • Wilson himself was celebrated for his beautiful music and pitied for his demons.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • District loses appeal, must pay $1 million for El Segundo middle schooler’s year of torment.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
  • Aside from Howard Hughes, Enzo Ferrari was Mann’s white whale: a fastidious man who was excellent at his job and attempted to bury—yet was consumed by—overwhelming emotional torment.
    Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 20 June 2025

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“Hang-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang-up. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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