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bugbear
('b/@/g,b/(@)/r )

noun (n)

  • an imaginary monster used to frighten children(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    bogeyman, booger, boogeyman, bugaboo
    source: wordnet30
  • an object of dread or apprehension(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    Germany was always a bugbear for France.
    Synonym:
    hobgoblin
    source: wordnet30
  • Same as Bugaboo.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • To alarm with idle phantoms.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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