hang-up

noun [C]

/ˈhæŋ·ʌp/ infml

Definition

› a problem that causes a delay: The doctor never got back to me with the test results – I guess there was some hang-up over the weekend. › A hang-up is also a feeling of anxiety: Everyone has their hang-up.

(Definition of hang-up noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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