Definition of 'bugbear'

Noun

1. an imaginary monster used to frighten children
      Synonyms: bogeyman bugaboo boogeyman booger
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
      Synonyms: hobgoblin

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