hangup
/ˈhæŋˌʌp/
noun
- An emotional or psychological problem, inhibition, or obsession that causes difficulty in everyday life.
- Many people have hangups about their appearance that affect their confidence.
- He has a hangup about speaking in public because of a childhood experience.
- She finally got over her hangup about asking for help.
- A technical problem or malfunction that causes a device or system to stop working properly.
- The computer had a hangup and wouldn't respond to any commands.
- A network hangup caused the video call to freeze.
- The printer's hangup was fixed by restarting it.