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

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Recent Examples of hang-ups Our attitudes, our hang-ups, our fears. — Colin Fleming, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 Some solar projects are stalled because of permitting hang-ups. — Ayurella Horn-Muller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Some solar projects are stalled because of permitting hang-ups. — ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026 No hang-ups or glitches on Insta embeds. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 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 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 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 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
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demons
Noun
  • Wynonna, with help from her younger sister, the town’s sheriff and an infamous Wild West gunslinger, must save her hometown from demons and other supernatural creatures.
    — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • In the film, Tanjiro, Nezuko and the Hashira are drawn into the Infinity Castle, where the Demon Slayer Corps must confront the terrifying Upper Rank demons.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
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“Hang-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang-ups. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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