Word
bugbear, n.
(bugbears)
an object of dread or apprehension
<noun.cognition>
bugbear
hobgoblin
sample sentences
"Germany was always a bugbear for France"
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson
semantic pointers
hypernym
object
an imaginary monster used to frighten children
<noun.person>
bogeyman
booger
boogeyman
bugaboo
bugbear
semantic pointers
hypernym
monster