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1. (n.) bugbear
a persistent problem or source of annoyance.
2. bugbear
any source, real or imaginary, of fright or fear.
3. bugbear
(in folklore) a goblin said to eat up naughty children.
Etymology: (1570–80)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) bogeyman, bugbear, bugaboo, boogeyman, booger
an imaginary monster used to frighten children
2. (noun) bugbear, hobgoblin
an object of dread or apprehension
"Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Bugbear
causing needless fright
2. (noun) Bugbear
something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, used to frighten children, etc
3. (noun) Bugbear
same as Bugaboo
4. (verb) Bugbear
to alarm with idle phantoms
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