hang-ups

plural of hang-up
as in demons
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-ups But destiny and a magical GPS system have reunited them on a road trip of the soul, on which boy and girl will reconcile themselves with their hang-ups and traumas and, just maybe, learn to love one another. Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • Parker’s series starts out with too much bellowing and yelling along with hazing and bullying but loosens up and broadens out to peer into the lives of other recruits who are wrestling with demons and sometimes each other.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • When their biggest demonic enemy (Lee Byung-hun) encourages the formation of an equally popular K-pop boy band aimed at stealing the souls of their fans, the trio has to fight harder than ever to hold the demons at bay while keeping their friendship intact.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • It's been a consistently reliable genre in the decades since, pairing mental anguish and unreliable perspectives with nightmarish imagery and terrors that lie just beyond our perceptions.
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The series is set in the seemingly idyllic town of Blooming Hills, where unknown forces unleash chilling terrors on local teens.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Hang-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang-ups. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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