Look up: bugbear

1. bugbear
   [n] - an object of dread or apprehension
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2. Bugbear
   Bug'bear` noun Same as Bugaboo . -- adjective Causing needless fright. Locke.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/109
   
   
3. Bugbear
   Bug'bear` transitive verb To alarm with idle phantoms.
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4. 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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5. 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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6. Bugbear
   A `bugbear` is a legendary creature or type of hobgoblin comparable to the bogeyman, bogey, bugaboo, and other creatures of folklore, all of which were historically used in some cultures to frighten disobedient children.<ref name=OED>--> Its name is derived from an old Celtic word bug for ...
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7. Bugbear
   (Dungeons & Dragons) The `bugbear` is a type of fictional monster for player characters to encounter in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. A bugbear is depicted as a massive humanoid distantly related to goblins and hobgoblins. Named for the bugbear of legend, th...
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