Bothered and Hung up

Bothered

Bothered adjective - Subjected to and reacting with irritation.

Hung up and bothered are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hung up" instead an adjective "Bothered".

Hung up

Hung up adjective - Feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty.
Usage example: so hung up about having his tax returns audited that he can't sleep

Bothered and hung up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bothered" instead an adjective phrase "Hung up".
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