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View usage for: (oʊgəʳ) Word forms: plural ogres1. countable nounIf you refer to someone as an ogre, you are saying in a humorous way that they are very frightening. Bank managers–like tax inspectors–do not really like being thought of as ogres. 2. countable nounIn legends and fairy stories, an ogre is a large, cruel, frightening man who often eats people. More Synonyms of ogre (ˈəʊɡə) noun1. (in folklore) a giant, usually given to eating human flesh 2. any monstrous or cruel person Derived forms ogreish (ˈogreish) or ogrish (ˈogrish) adjective ogress (ˈogress) feminine noun Word origin C18: from French, perhaps from Latin Orcus god of the infernal regions (ˈoʊgər) noun1. in fairy tales and folklore, a man-eating monster or giant 2. a hideous, coarse, or cruel man Derived forms ogreish (ˈogreish) (ˈoʊgərɪʃ) adjective or ˈogrish (ˈoʊgrɪʃ) Word origin Fr, prob. < MGr Ogōr, a Hungarian, prob. infl. by Fr orc < L Orcus, Pluto, Hades Examples of 'ogre' in a sentenceogre Definition any monstrous or cruel person I have been painted as this ogre with no regard for others. Definition (in folklore) a man-eating giant an ogre in a fairy tale Synonyms monster beast spectre ghoul bogeyman Additional synonymsDefinition a brutal or uncivilized person He is an absolute beast in terms of his will to win. Synonyms brute, monster, savage, barbarian, fiend, swine, ogre, ghoul, sadist Definition an evil or mischievous spirit It was no bogey, no demon. Synonyms spirit, ghost, phantom, spectre, spook (informal), apparition, imp, sprite, goblin, bogeyman, hobgoblin, eidolon, atua (New Zealand), kehua (New Zealand) Definition a brutal person an unpleasant brute Synonyms savage, devil, monster, beast, barbarian, fiend, swine, ogre, ghoul, sadist - offspring
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Additional synonymsDefinition a thing that causes obsessive anxiety Money is my biggest bugbear. Synonyms pet hate, bête noire, horror, devil, dread, fiend, anathema, bane, bogeyman, bugaboo, bogeyDefinition a person, obsession, etc., thought of as evil or persistently tormenting He was a dictator and a demon. Synonyms monster, beast, villain, rogue, barbarian, brute, ogreDefinition a person regarded as wicked the savage devils who mugged me Synonyms brute, monster, savage, beast, villain, rogue, barbarian, fiend, terror, swine, ogreDefinition a mythical figure of superhuman size and strength a Nordic saga of giants and monsters Synonyms ogre, monster, titan, colossus, leviathan, behemoth |