HAN

g-up [noun] [C] [informal] - a permanent and unreasonable feeling of anxiety about some feature of yourselfHe's one of these men who went bald very young and has a terrible hang-up about it.I think Melanie's got a bit of a hang-up about her lack of education.The English are notorious for their sexual hang-ups.Most women have some sort of hang-up about their body.She's a very insecure person - she's got a lot of hang-ups.See also hang up.