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English noun: hang-up

1. hang-up (cognition) an emotional preoccupation


Broader (hypernym)preoccupation


Domain usagecolloquialism

2. hang-up (cognition) an unforeseen obstacle


Synonymshitch, rub, snag


Broader (hypernym)obstacle, obstruction









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