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hang-up
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a hang-up
a feeling of shame or worry about something in your appearance, your behaviour, or your past, especially one that other people do not understand. I think Melanie's got a bit of a hang-up about her lack of education. (often + about) The English are notorious for their sexual hang-ups.
See also: hang-up


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But in practice it looks suspiciously like an aging wild child trying to show he can still let his freak flags fly at The Man and all his hang-ups.
And while the specific problem resided in the transformers on each pole, added distribution stations -- which have been stalled by internal operating hang-ups -- might have made a difference.
As antigay evangelical Christians, with all of their hang-ups about sex and the body, have gained power in America, there have been calls by some gays and allies to tone down our sexual culture in a bid to get more people on our side.
 
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