hangups

/ˈhæŋˌʌps/
noun
  1. Plural of hangup; emotional or psychological problems, inhibitions, or obsessions.
    • She has a few hangups about dating after her last relationship.
    • Everyone has their own hangups, but it's important not to let them control your life.
    • Therapy helped him work through his hangups about failure.
  2. Plural of hangup; technical problems or malfunctions in devices or systems.
    • The technician resolved all the hangups in the network.
    • The software update fixed several hangups that users had reported.
    • Frequent hangups in the system made it difficult to get work done.
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