bugbear, n.
(bugbears)
(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
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hypernym
an imaginary monster used to frighten children
<noun.person>
bogeyman booger boogeyman bugaboo bugbear
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