hung up

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Sense 1

Meaning · English

Having a hang-up, or emotional difficulty.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

có rào cản, khó khăn tình cảm

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Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Gee, why are you still so hung up about missing those end-of-year activities?

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

In love.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Yêu say đắm

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Register: slang

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “hung up” mean?

Having a hang-up, or emotional difficulty.

Is “hung up” formal or informal?

hung up is generally slang.