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Synonyms & Antonyms of bugbear
1
something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason
- communism was once the nation's biggest bugbear
Synonyms for bugbear
- bête noire,
- black beast,
- bogey
- (also bogie or bogy),
- bugaboo,
- dread,
- hobgoblin,
- ogre
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2
something that is a source of irritation
- hated all the bugbears of modern life, especially those long commutes to work
Synonyms for bugbear
- aggravation,
- aggro
- [British],
- annoyance,
- bother,
- botheration,
- exasperation,
- frustration,
- hair shirt,
- hassle,
- headache,
- inconvenience,
- irk,
- irritant,
- nuisance,
- peeve,
- pest,
- rub,
- ruffle,
- thorn,
- trial,
- vexation
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The first known use of bugbear was in 1552
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