Look up: bugbear

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   bugbear
   [n] - an object of dread or apprehension
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   Bugbear
   Bug'bear` noun Same as Bugaboo . -- adjective Causing needless fright. Locke.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/109
   
   
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   Bugbear
   Bug'bear` transitive verb To alarm with idle phantoms.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/109
   
   
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   bugbear
   hobgoblin 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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   Bugbear
   A `Bugbear` is a legendary creature comparable to the bogeyman, bogey, bugaboo, hobgoblin and other creatures of folklore, all of which were historically used in some cultures to frighten disobedient children. In medieval England, for instance, the Bugbear was a creepy and gigantic bear that lurked in the woods; children were warned not to stray too far from home or misbehave, for `the Bugbear will get you`. In a modern context, the term bugbea...
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   Bugbear
   • (n.) Same as Bugaboo. • (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. • (a.) Causing needless fright. • (v. t.) To alarm with idle phantoms.
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