bugbear
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noun
1.
any source, real or imaginary, of needless fright or fear.
2.
a persistent problem or source of annoyance.
3.
Folklore. a goblin that eats up naughty children.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a thing that causes obsessive fear or anxiety |
| 2. | (in English folklore) a goblin said to eat naughty children and thought to be in the form of a bear |
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Bugbear
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Example sentences
He avers that this civil service pension list is simply a bugbear held up by the opponents of reform.
Then came tho report of the committee on demands, anticipation of which has been a sort of bugbear to the delegates.
What had once been a bugbear was now a bullish sign of growth.
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