Bugbear

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A bugaboo.
  • n. A fearsome imaginary creature, especially one evoked to frighten children.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An ongoing problem; a recurring obstacle or adversity.
  • n. A source of dread; resentment; or irritation.
  • n. An imaginary creature meant to inspire fear in children.
  • v. To alarm with idle phantoms.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Same as bugaboo.
  • v. To alarm with idle phantoms.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Something that causes terror; especially, something that causes needless fright or apprehension.
  • Occasioning causeless fear: as, “such bugbear thoughts,”
  • To alarm with imaginary or idle fears.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an imaginary monster used to frighten children
  • n. an object of dread or apprehension
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    monster    object   
    Cross Reference
    bogy    bête noire    bogeyman    bugaboo   
    Variant
    bugaboo   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bug    bugaboo    scarecrow    boggard    boggart    fetish    mumbo-jumbo   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    noire    thou    bugaboo    guff    bogie    spectre    hoodoo   
     
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