Synonyms of hang-ups

hang-ups

noun

plural of hang-up

as in demons

a source of persistent emotional distress

low self-esteem is only one of his many hang-ups

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demons
• terrors
• torments
• afflictions
• bugaboos
• bugbears
• ogres
• bogeys
• hobgoblins
• bêtes noires

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hang-ups

Simon is often his own worst enemy, letting his self-absorption and professional hang-ups derail him. — Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

The way Daniel and Jackie get to know each other feels more authentic than genuine, navigating playful bonding moments as well as their own personal hang-ups. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 June 2026

No hang-ups or glitches on Insta embeds. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026

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. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 17 Apr. 2026

Our attitudes, our hang-ups, our fears. — Colin Fleming, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026

And yet, to date, the checks to Houston have cleared, though some other schools’ NIL payments from last year’s tournament have been delayed, at least in part because of hang-ups with the College Sports Commission’s NIL Go review process. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 Mar. 2026

Fielder, playing a character but still very much himself, really wants to be a pilot, only to be held back by personal hang-ups. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025

Big beauty business moguls get skin hang-ups and sensitivities too, and have to work at their skin just like the rest of us to enjoy that celebrity glow. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025