beset with psychological problems.
worried; anxious; concerned.
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“He’s singing for every hung-up person in the whole wide universe,” Ginsberg exalted.
From Slate • May 25, 2021
So I’m not sure why certain commentators get so hung-up on it.
From Golf Digest • Sep. 26, 2018
“What is happening to LIFE?” lamented another, calling the “psyched-out, hung-up, off-their-rockers” musicians “outrageous,” and not in a good way.
From Time • Feb. 6, 2015
I’m not hung-up on the exact amount; I’m fascinated about its significance and what this means to Boomers and their children and grandchildren.
From Forbes • Sep. 30, 2014
The volumes in the old oak book-case are not first editions, but they show a fine appreciation for the best literature, and even the blue china is not wired and hung-up.
From The Phil May Album by May, Phil
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