Defenition of the word bugbear

• Defenition of the word bugbear

  • an imaginary monster used to frighten children
  • 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
  • an object of dread or apprehension

Synonyms for the word bugbear

• • bogeyman
  • booger
  • boogeyman
  • bother
  • bugaboo
  • concern
  • hobgoblin
  • nuisance
  • problem
  • worry

Similar words in the bugbear

• • bugbear
  • bugbear's
  • bugbears

Hypernyms for the word bugbear

• • monster
  • object

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