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bugbear
Synonyms and Antonyms of bugbear
1
something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason
bête noire, black beast, bogey (also bogie), bugaboo, dread, hobgoblin, ogre
apparition, ghost, phantasm (also fantasm), phantom, poltergeist, shade, specter (or spectre), spirit, spook, wraith
banshee, bogeyman (also bogyman), demon (or daemon), devil, fiend, ghoul, imp, incubus
fright, horrible, horror, monster, monstrosity, terror
2
something that is a source of irritation
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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