1. An imaginary monster used to frighten children
   - bogeyman, bugaboo [N. Amer], boogeyman [US], booger [N. Amer], bogyman 
2. An object of dread or apprehension
   "Germany was always a bugbear for France"
   - hobgoblin

Derived forms: bugbears

Type of: monster, object

Encyclopedia: Bugbear

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