baggage
baggage
bag·gage
/ˈbægıʤ/ noun [ noncount ]
1 chiefly US : the bags, suitcases, and personal things that a person carries when traveling : luggage
Please collect your baggage.
— see also baggage claim at claim, 2
2 : the feelings, beliefs, problems, or past events that can make life difficult for a person or group
His difficult childhood left him with a lot of heavy/personal/emotional baggage.
the cultural/political/historical baggage of the region
bag and baggage — see bag, 1
