bugbear

[ buhg-bair ]

/ ˈbʌgˌbɛər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR bugbear ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

any source, real or imaginary, of needless fright or fear.

a persistent problem or source of annoyance.

Folklore. a goblin that eats up naughty children.

Origin of bugbear

First recorded in 1570–80; bug² + bear²

Words nearby bugbear

bugaloo, Buganda, Bugatti, Bugayev, bugbane, bugbear, bugboy, bugeye, bug-eyed, bugger, bugger about

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for bugbear

They are discovering that they have been fighting a bugbear; also, that their legislation against the bugbear cannot legislate.
The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, Jan-Mar, 1890|Various
Of all the fearsome beasts beneath the sun The Bugbear is the most appalling one.
A Phenomenal Fauna|Carolyn Wells
Europe needs a bugbear, a watchword that threatens, a name that makes itself feared.
Fragments of an Autobiography|Felix Moscheles
That bugbear had been effectually squelched after he had told how kind the two Armstrong boys had shown themselves to him.
The Pioneer Boys of the Ohio|Harrison Adams

But to the world no bugbear is so great, As want of figure, and a small estate.
Essay on Man|Alexander Pope

British Dictionary definitions for bugbear

bugbear

/ (ˈbʌɡˌbɛə) /

noun

a thing that causes obsessive fear or anxiety

(in English folklore) a goblin said to eat naughty children and thought to be in the form of a bear

Word Origin for bugbear

C16: from bug ² + bear ²; compare bugaboo

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bugbear
释义	bugbear [ buhg-bair ] / ˈbʌgˌbɛər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bugbear ON THESAURUS.COM noun any source, real or imaginary, of needless fright or fear. a persistent problem or source of annoyance. Folklore. a goblin that eats up naughty children. Origin of bugbear First recorded in 1570–80; bug² + bear² Words nearby bugbear bugaloo, Buganda, Bugatti, Bugayev, bugbane, bugbear, bugboy, bugeye, bug-eyed, bugger, bugger about Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bugbear They are discovering that they have been fighting a bugbear; also, that their legislation against the bugbear cannot legislate. The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, Jan-Mar, 1890\|Various Of all the fearsome beasts beneath the sun The Bugbear is the most appalling one. A Phenomenal Fauna\|Carolyn Wells Europe needs a bugbear, a watchword that threatens, a name that makes itself feared. Fragments of an Autobiography\|Felix Moscheles That bugbear had been effectually squelched after he had told how kind the two Armstrong boys had shown themselves to him. The Pioneer Boys of the Ohio\|Harrison Adams But to the world no bugbear is so great, As want of figure, and a small estate. Essay on Man\|Alexander Pope British Dictionary definitions for bugbear bugbear / (ˈbʌɡˌbɛə) / noun a thing that causes obsessive fear or anxiety (in English folklore) a goblin said to eat naughty children and thought to be in the form of a bear Word Origin for bugbear C16: from bug ² + bear ²; compare bugaboo Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bugbear gremlin, scare, hobgoblin, ogre, apprehension, bugaboo, fear, bogey, dread, threat, terror, problem, goblin, specter, wraith, loup-garou, bogy, boogeyman, bete noire
随便看	heine-borel theorem heine-medin disease heinie heinkel heinlein sudoral sudoresis sudoriferous sudoriferous gland sudorific sudoriparous sudra suds sudser sudsy sue suede suent suess suet suetonius suet pudding suevian suez suez canal

bugbear

noun

Origin of bugbear

Words nearby bugbear

Example sentences from the Web for bugbear

British Dictionary definitions for bugbear

noun

Word Origin for bugbear

Words related to bugbear