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• hung-up
  hung-up

  adjective

  beset with psychological problems.
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  hung up

  see under hang up.

hung-up

American  

[huhng-uhp] / ˈhʌŋˈʌp /

adjective

Slang.

1. beset with psychological problems.

2. worried; anxious; concerned.

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hung up Idioms  

1. see under hang up.

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hung-up hung up

“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

England and the Continent are at the present hour full of hung-up and stranded Americans—those unable to get home and waiting for some re-establishment of violently interrupted traffic....

From The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II by Henry James

Don’t get hung up on the timeline, he added.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

And in the heart of the capital, near the British Museum, a pub has hung up an eight-metre embroidered "Beer Tapestry" recounting the history of brewing in a playful tribute to the more violent original.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Berner warned that new homeowners should not get hung up on their home’s value after they move in, as it could lead to unnecessary anxiety.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

Anyone who answered simply hung up when we explained who we were and what we wanted - or denied knowing Luka or his family, or even being the people listed in the book.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

On the other end, someone blew into the phone three times—puff, puff, puff—then hung up.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin