bugbear

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noun

1. an imaginary monster used to frighten children
• Syn:
bogeyman, bugaboo, boogeyman, booger
• Hypernyms:
monster
2. an object of dread or apprehension
- Germany was always a bugbear for France
- "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Syn:
hobgoblin
• Hypernyms:
object

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  hobgoblin, bogeyman, bugaboo, boogeyman, booger