Bugbear - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈbʌɡber|
Brit.
|ˈbʌɡbeə|
noun
- an imaginary monster used to frighten children (syn: bogeyman, boogeyman, bugaboo)
- an object of dread or apprehension (syn: hobgoblin)
- an object of dread or apprehension (syn: hobgoblin)
Germany was always a bugbear for France
Extra examples
The biggest bugbear of the skiing business is a winter with no snow.
...communism was once the nation's biggest bugbear...
Paperwork is our worst bugbear.
Germany was always a bugbear for France
Word forms
noun
singular: bugbear
plural: bugbears
singular: bugbear
plural: bugbears
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