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
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.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 June 2026
No hang-ups or glitches on Insta embeds.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Some solar projects are stalled because of permitting hang-ups.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller, Los Angeles Times, 20 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
Some solar projects are stalled because of permitting hang-ups.
—ABC News, 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
Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 June 2026
No hang-ups or glitches on Insta embeds.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Some solar projects are stalled because of permitting hang-ups.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller, Los Angeles Times, 20 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
Some solar projects are stalled because of permitting hang-ups.
—ABC News, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang-ups
demons
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The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC, has removed a priest as an exorcist and cut ties with the priest's nonprofit organization over comments the priest made about UFOs and demons.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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The Bosch follower panel, titled Hell, was packed with the strange creatures, demons, and punishments that made the artist famous.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hang-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang-ups. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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