Bugbear Definition

bŭgbâr
bugbears
noun
bugbears
Anything causing seemingly needless or excessive fear or anxiety.
Webster's New World
A difficult or persistent problem.
American Heritage
An imaginary hobgoblin or terror used to frighten children into good conduct.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb

To alarm with idle phantoms.

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Other Word Forms of Bugbear

Noun

Singular:
bugbear
Plural:
bugbears

Origin of Bugbear

  • Obsolete bug hobgoblin (from Middle English bugge) (perhaps from Welsh bwg) bear

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Bugbear Sentence Examples

  • He was the hero of the one side, just as he was the bugbear of the other.

  • My real bugbear is Science GCSE modules in October!

  • The bugbear is termination charges on these plans, which are often extortionate.

  • The ecological fallacy has become a bugbear to frighten people away from interpreting social observations in collective terms.

  • Broken links, disabled back buttons, the Flash intro - everybody has a web bugbear.

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Words Starting With

BBUBUG

Words Ending With

RAREAR

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Words Starting With B and Ending With R

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With B7 Letter Words Ending With R