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Hang-up synonyms
hăng'ŭp'
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problem
A question proposed for solution or consideration
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  1. A question proposed for solution or consideration
  2. A situation, matter, or person that is hard to deal with or understand:
  3. A misgiving, objection, or complaint:
predicament
(Archaic) category
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  1. (Archaic) category
  2. (Logic) One of the basic states or classifications described by Aristotle into which all things can be placed; a category.
  3. A condition or situation, now specif. one that is difficult, unpleasant, embarrassing, or, sometimes, comical
disturbance
A disturbing or being disturbed
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  1. A disturbing or being disturbed
  2. A variation in normal wind conditions.
  3. The condition of being disturbed:
fixation
A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
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  1. A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
  2. (Psychology) A strong attachment to a person or thing, manifested in an immature or pathological way.
  3. The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of gaseous elements.
put off
To offend, repulse, or frighten
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  1. To offend, repulse, or frighten
  2. To delay (a task, event, or deadline)
  3. To procrastinate
buzz-off
(Figuratively) To leave (especially busily), take off, go away.
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  1. (Figuratively) To leave (especially busily), take off, go away.
  2. To leave with a buzzing sound.
complex
A group of interrelated ideas, activities, etc. that form, or are viewed as forming, a single whole
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  1. A group of interrelated ideas, activities, etc. that form, or are viewed as forming, a single whole
  2. A building or group of buildings used for a single purpose:
  3. A whole composed of interconnected or interwoven parts:
Find another word for hang-up. In this page you can discover 16 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hang-up, like: problem, predicament, disturbance, fixation, psychological block, cease speaking, replace the receiver, finish a telephone call, ring-off, hang up the phone and put off.

Sentence Examples

  • It was my turn to hang up.

  • All he can do is hang up.

  • The phone rang four times and Carmen was ready to hang up when Katie answered.

  • Now let's hang up on the count of three, okay?

  • According to the Malays a penanggalan (vampire) is a living witch, and can be killed if she can be caught; she is especially feared in houses where a birth has taken place and it is the custom to hang up a bunch of thistle in order to catch her; she is said to keep vinegar at home to aid her in re-entering her own body.

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