ogre

noun

ˈō-gər How to pronounce ogre (audio)
Definition of ogrenext
1
as in monster
a strange or horrible and often frightening creature a horror movie filled with ogres and demons of every description

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2
as in dread
something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason the ogre of the standardized test keeps recurring

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Recent Examples of ogre Ella is a young woman cursed to obey all instructions whose quest for self-determination also turns her into an advocate for the kingdom’s oppressed elves and ogres. — Chris Bellamy, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026 Continue reading … 'SERIOUS SEXISM' — El-Sayed explains ‘ogre on a pike’ remark after getting torched by his own party. — FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 Mascots, once an afterthought, are celebrities—Gritty, the beguiling ogre that represents Philadelphia’s hockey team, the Flyers, has significantly more Instagram followers than any of the team’s players. — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 Hitting theaters next summer, Shrek 5 sees Zendaya joining the voice cast that includes returnees Mike Myers as the titular misunderstood ogre, Murphy as his best pal Donkey and Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for ogre
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogre
  1. monster
  2. dread
  3. terror
  4. enemy
  5. bugbear
  6. curse
  7. plague
Noun
  • The monster romance is as old as Pasiphaë tricking the white bull into bedding her, but a spate of recent offerings, across film and literature, especially, have come to form something less like a genre and more like a drug.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The potential start of a monster buyback program in December is a promising catalyst.
    — Alexa LoMonaco,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of monster
Noun
  • Mary understands pacing, atmosphere, and how to withhold information to create dread.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Third of all, overcoming two years of dread took a long time.
    — Monique John, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of dread
Noun
  • Freedom, and the chance to briefly escape the grind of a stay-at-home mom with three little terrors.
    — Kevin Fanady, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In 2001, he was fired from MTV UK after turning up to work dressed as Osama bin Laden two days after the September 11 terror attacks.
    — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of terror
Noun
  • Not among our political enemies, not among our historical heroes, not among our martyrs, not among the incels, and not among the collaborators.
    — Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
  • So far, neither the city nor the conservancy seems willing to see speed itself as the enemy, but maybe another fatal crash or two will convince them.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of enemy
Noun
  • Cuba’s communist regime has historically been a bugbear for the US, particularly for Republicans.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 19 July 2026
  • The heat and humidity during our test week brought me to my other bugbear with the C-HR.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026
Definition of bugbear
Noun
  • Lakshmana faces a difficult decision—whether to break Rama’s command or to allow the sage to unleash his curse.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Its quoting is generally accompanied by a Nicholson impression of dubious quality, which is both a curse and an opportunity for director Michael Arden’s expansive new production and its current star, Bradley Whitford.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of curse
Noun
  • With the plague gone, the musician entered a period of reflection.
    — Natalia Cano, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2026
  • After contracting the plague, he was banished to a cave, where a dog brought him bread and healed his wounds by licking them.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of plague

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