noun
- psychological problems or inhibitions that prevent someone from thinking or acting normally
Usage: informal; plural form of hangup
Examples
- She has a lot of hangups about speaking in public.
- His hangups about money stem from his childhood.
- The therapy helped him work through his emotional hangups.
- Don’t let your hangups prevent you from trying new things.
- Everyone has hangups about something.
- Her hangups about her appearance affected her self-confidence.