hang-up
n.— «Suicides—”hang-ups” in the cold vernacular of the cellblock—have always been a jailhouse reality.» —“In City’s Jails, Missed Signals Open Way to Season of Suicides” by Paul von Zielbauer New York Times Feb. 28, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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