An imaginary evil spirit or creature; a bogeyman. Also: an object or source of (esp. needless) fear or dread; an imaginary terror. Cf. scare-bug, n.…
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释义 | the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [noun] > one who or that which terrifies > object of terror (usually imaginary) (37) buga1425 An imaginary evil spirit or creature; a bogeyman. Also: an object or source of (esp. needless) fear or dread; an imaginary terror. Cf. scare-bug, n.… buggart1440 An imaginary evil spirit or creature; a bogeyman. Also: an object or source of (esp. needless) fear or dread; an imaginary terror. gay horse1483 A figure, perhaps in the form of a decorated horse with a gaping mouth and gnashing teeth, carried at pageants. Cf. snapdragon, n. 2. bogle?1507 A phantom causing fright; a goblin, bogy, or spectre of the night; an undefined creature of superstitious dread. (Usually supposed to be black… chimera?1521 figurative with reference to the terrible character, the unreality, or the incongruous composition… A horrible and fear-inspiring phantasm, a bogy. bog1527 A bugbear, a source of dread. to take bog: to boggle, v. 1 2. Cf. boggle, n. 1. terriculament1548 A source or object of fear, esp. of unnecessary fear; a bugbear. bugbear1552 An object or source of (esp. needless) fear or dread; an imaginary terror. Now esp.: a cause of annoyance, anxiety, or irritation; a pet hate. bull-bear1561 A spectre, bogy; a scare-crow; a bugbear, or object of groundless terror. hag1563 figurative and chiefly poetic. A personification of something unpleasant, frightening, or evil. boggard1574 figurative. A bugbear, a source of dread. scare-bug1583 = bugbear, n. bull-beggar1584 = bull-bear, n. kill-cow fray1589 Bragging, bullying; terrifying. kill-cow fray, something made up to terrify. poker1598 A hobgoblin, a mischievous sprite; a demon, a devil. Now chiefly in Old Poker: the Devil, Satan. Cf. Tom Poker n. at Tom, n.1 compounds 1b(b). bug-boy1601 An imaginary evil spirit or creature; a bogeyman. bogle-bo1603 = bogle, n. mormo1605 An imaginary monster, esp. one invoked to frighten children; a hobgoblin. Also in extended use. mock-beggar1611 = bull-bear, n. Obsolete. rare. mormolukee1624 = mormo, n. Tom Poker1673 (the name of) a bogeyman or bugbear, typically invoked to frighten children. raw-head1678 In allusive or figurative use. hobgoblin1709 figurative. An object which inspires superstitious dread or apprehension; a bogy, bugbear. bugaboo1733 An object or source of (esp. needless) fear or dread; an imaginary terror. Tom Po1744 (the name of) a ghost, a bogeyman; cf. Tom Poker n. spectre1774 figurative. An object or source of dread or terror, imagined as an apparition. bogy-man1862 attributive and in other combinations, as bogy-man, bogy-word, etc. bogy1865 figurative. An object of terror or dread; a bugbear. Subcategories:— nursery bugbear (7) — collectively (1) — (imaginary) object at which horse shies (1) |
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