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单词 hang-up
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hang-up


hang-up

(hăng′ŭp′)n. Informal 1. A psychological or emotional difficulty or inhibition.2. An obstacle to smooth progress or development.

hang′-up`

or hang′up`,



n. Slang. 1. a preoccupation, fixation, or psychological block; complex. 2. a source of annoying difficulty or burden. [1955–60]
Thesaurus
Noun1.hang-up - an emotional preoccupationpreoccupation - an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attentioncolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
2.hang-up - an unforeseen obstaclehang-up - an unforeseen obstacle rub, hitch, snagobstacle, obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"

hang-up

noun (Informal) preoccupation, thing (informal), problem, block, difficulty, obsession, mania, inhibition, phobia, fixation I don't have any hang-ups about my body.

hang-up

nounInformal. An exaggerated concern:complex.
Translations
IdiomsSeehang up

hang-up


hang-up

[′haŋ‚əp] (computer science) A nonprogrammed stop in a computer routine caused by a human mistake or a computer malfunction. (engineering) A virtual leak resulting from the release of entrapped tracer gas from a leak detector vacuum system. (mining engineering) Blockage of the movement of ore by rock in an underground chute.

hang-up


Related to hang-up: hung-up
  • noun

Synonyms for hang-up

noun preoccupation

Synonyms

  • preoccupation
  • thing
  • problem
  • block
  • difficulty
  • obsession
  • mania
  • inhibition
  • phobia
  • fixation

Synonyms for hang-up

noun an exaggerated concern

Synonyms

  • complex

Synonyms for hang-up

noun an emotional preoccupation

Related Words

  • preoccupation
  • colloquialism

noun an unforeseen obstacle

Synonyms

  • rub
  • hitch
  • snag

Related Words

  • obstacle
  • obstruction
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