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  1. hangup: Wordnik
  2. hangup: Wiktionary
  3. hangup: Dictionary.com
  4. hangup: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  5. Hangup (film), Hangup: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Hangup)

▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of hang-up [(informal) An emotional difficulty or a psychological inhibition.]

Similar:
holdup, hook-up, tabu, hanger on, screw-up, break-up, hanging offense, cliff-hanger, cliff hanger, putdown, more...

Opposite:
open-mindedness, acceptance, flexibility

Types:
phobia, arachnophobia, acrophobia, agoraphobia, claustrophobia, entomophobia, glossophobia, more...

Adjectives:
big, real, psychological, sexual, major, personal, main, only, own, little, white



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Similar:
holdup, hook-up, tabu, hanger on, screw-up, break-up, hanging offense, cliff-hanger, cliff hanger, putdown, more...

Opposite:
open-mindedness, acceptance, flexibility

Types:
phobia, arachnophobia, acrophobia, agoraphobia, claustrophobia, entomophobia, glossophobia, more...

Adjectives:
big, real, psychological, sexual, major, personal, main, only, own, little, white



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