Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hangup

/hˈæŋɡˌʌp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: hangup
IPA: /hˈæŋɡˌʌp/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of hang-up.

Example Sentences

"One result of the sexual revolution was the spread of venereal disease to near-epidemic proportions. The clap was, as one writer put it, “one of the hangups of the new morality.”"
"Adding their own hangups to the mix was easy and unexposing, says Norton."

Inflected Forms

hangups (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hangup?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈæŋɡˌʌp/.
What does hangup mean?: Alternative spelling of hang-up.

How to pronounce hangup

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