🔄 Synonyms of "Bugbear"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bugaboonoun | Alternative spelling of bug-a-boo. [A mythical, nocturnal creature; a hobgoblin.] |
| boogernoun | (US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril. |
| bogeymannoun | A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories. |
| boogeymannoun | Alternative form of bogeyman. [A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.] |
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bogeymannoun | A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories. |
| boogeymannoun | Alternative form of bogeyman. [A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.] |
| bugaboonoun | Alternative spelling of bug-a-boo. [A mythical, nocturnal creature; a hobgoblin.] |
| boogernoun | (US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril. |
| ogrenoun | (mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh. |
| banenoun | (countable) A cause of misery or ruin. |
| bug-bearnoun | (chiefly British) Alternative spelling of bugbear. [An ongoing problem; a recurring obstacle or adversity.] |
| bogeynoun | (golf) A score of one over par on a hole. |
| problem childnoun | (euphemistic) A child who is particularly difficult to raise or educate, especially due to a lack of self-control and disruptive and antisocial behavior. |
| boggardnoun | (UK dialectal) A bogey: a ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature, especially a small local spirit haunting gloomy places or the scenes of violence. |
| hobgoblinnoun | A small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans. |
| bullbeggarnoun | A kind of goblin. |
| thorn in someone's sidenoun | (idiomatic) A persistent annoyance. |
| bogglebonoun | (UK) A witch. |
| scarebugnoun | (obsolete) A bugbear; an imaginary monster to frighten children. |
| badgeringnoun | The act of one who badgers, pesters, or annoys. |
| boggleboenoun | Alternative form of bogglebo. [(UK, obsolete) A bugbear (imaginary fearsome creature).] |
| buggernoun | (UK law) Someone who commits buggery; a sodomite. |
| bug-wordnoun | A term intended to irritate or vex somebody. |
| blighternoun | (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, often disrespectful) A person, usually male, especially one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner. |
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