hang-up
Emotional stumbling block
A hang-up is a psychological block or emotional preoccupation that inhibits normal behavior: She has a hang-up about public speaking, He's got hang-ups about his weight.
The term suggests something unresolved that keeps snagging your attention.
A hang-up can also be a phone disconnection, accidental or deliberate.
Persistent, intrusive preoccupation
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- complexHaving many interconnected parts
- neurosisFunctional mental disorder
- issuePoint of contention
problem · inhibition · block · mental block · anxiety · insecurity · self-consciousness · baggage
Theft by threat
- snagUnforeseen complication
- hitchTemporary difficulty or snag
- glitchMinor system fault
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
impediment · setback · problem · bottleneck · complication · difficulty · stumbling block · roadblock
Tendency toward social timidity
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- reserveSupply kept back
timidity · bashfulness · reticence · restraint · apprehension · hesitation · diffidence · awkwardness
State of being severed
- clickBrief sharp noise
- dial toneSound indicating phone readiness
- end callTerminate phone connection
- cut offSeparated or disconnected
receiver · termination · dropped call · silence · goodbye
obsession
Persistent, intrusive preoccupation
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- complexHaving many interconnected parts
- neurosisFunctional mental disorder
issue · problem · inhibition · block · mental block · anxiety · insecurity · self-consciousness · baggage · phobia
holdup
Theft by threat
obstacle · impediment · setback · problem · bottleneck · complication · difficulty · stumbling block · roadblock · catch
shyness
Tendency toward social timidity
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
reserve · timidity · bashfulness · reticence · restraint · apprehension · hesitation · diffidence · awkwardness · embarrassment
disconnection
State of being severed
cut off · receiver · termination · dropped call · silence · goodbye
- call centerscold call, inbound call, outbound, call volume, queue
- setbacksfailing, back to square one, stuck, losing, stumbles
- obsessionsobsession, fixation, monomania, preoccupation, mania
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
- complaintscomplaint, complain, complaints, complaint form, complaint letter
- indecisionindecision, indecisiveness, conflicted, hesitation, indecisive
hang-uppeace of mind
State without anxiety
equanimity · ease · calm · tranquility · serenity
hang-upuninhibitedness
Freedom from self-restraint
freedom · liberation · openness · comfort · ease
hang-upadvantage
Favorable position or circumstance
strength · asset · groundedness · psychological health · gift