Home ->Dictionaries ->English/English ->Translate bugbear

Synonyms for bugbear in English

Summary

English Synonyms: more detail...

bugbear:
- bogeyman; bugbear; hobgoblin; bugaboo; booger; boogeyman
- fright; bugbear

English

Detailed Synonyms for bugbear in English

bugbear:

bugbear [the ~] noun

the bugbear
the bogeyman; the bugbear
- bogeyman [the ~] noun
- bugbear [the ~] noun
the bugbear

– an object of dread or apprehension ¹
the hobgoblin; the bugbear
– an object of dread or apprehension ¹
- hobgoblin [the ~] noun
  - A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds¹
- bugbear [the ~] noun
  - Germany was always a bugbear for France¹
the bugbear

– an imaginary monster used to frighten children ¹
the bogeyman; the bugaboo; the bugbear; the booger; the boogeyman
– an imaginary monster used to frighten children ¹
- bogeyman [the ~] noun
- bugaboo [the ~] noun
- bugbear [the ~] noun
- booger [the ~] noun
- boogeyman [the ~] noun

bugbear

bugbear
fright; bugbear
- fright
- bugbear

Related Words for "bugbear":

bugbears

Alternate Synonyms for "bugbear":

bogeyman; bugaboo; boogeyman; booger; monster
hobgoblin; object

Related Definitions for "bugbear":

an object of dread or apprehension¹
- Germany was always a bugbear for France¹
an imaginary monster used to frighten children¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University