Bugbear

['bʌgbeə] or ['bʌɡbɛr]

Definition

(noun.) 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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Definition

(n.) 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.

(n.) Same as Bugaboo.

(a.) Causing needless fright.

(v. t.) To alarm with idle phantoms.

Checker: Patty

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Hobgoblin, spectre, ogre, BUGABOO, POKER, Gorgon, Hydra, frightful object, raw head and bloody bones.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Hobgoblin, goblin, gorgon, ghoul, spirit, spook, specter, ogre, scarecrow

ANT:[See SPECTER]

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