Definition of Bugbear. Meaning of Bugbear. Synonyms of Bugbear

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Definition of Bugbear

Bugbear
Bugbear Bug"bear`, n. Same as Bugaboo. -- a. Causing needless fright. --Locke.
Bugbear
Bugbear Bug"bear`, v. t. To alarm with idle phantoms.
Bugbear
Bugaboo Bug`a*boo", Bugbear Bug"bear`, n. [See Bug.] Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, used to frighten children, etc. ``Bugaboos to fright ye.' --Lloyd. But, to the world no bugbear is so great As want of figure and a small estate. --Pope. The bugaboo of the liberals is the church pray. --S. B. Griffin. The great bugaboo of the birds is the owl. --J. Burroughs. Syn: Hobgoblin; goblin; specter; ogre; scarecrow.

Meaning of Bugbear from wikipedia

- A bugbear is a legendary creature or type of hobgoblin comparable to the boogeyman (or bugaboo or babau or cucuy), and other creatures of folklore, all...
- Bugbear Entertainment Oy is a Finnish video game developer based in Helsinki, founded by Janne Alanenpää in 2000. The company is best known for the FlatOut...
- Look up bugbear in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A bugbear is a legendary creature, comparable to the Bogeyman. Bugbear may refer to: Bugbear Entertainment...
- Wreckfest is a racing video game developed by Bugbear Entertainment and published by THQ Nordic. Wreckfest is described as the spiritual successor to...
- Suda, a lexicon of the Byzantine Periods. Mombro (Μομβρώ) or Mormo are a bugbear (φόβητρον phóbētron), the Suda also says. "Mormo" and "Gello" were also...
- lit. 'night raven'; German: [ˈnaxtˌkʁap]) is a South German and Austrian bugbear creature, cautionary tales about which are used to scare children into...
- Wreckfest 2 is an upcoming racing video game developed by Bugbear Entertainment and published by THQ Nordic. It is a sequel to Wreckfest, and is planned...
- Bugbears is the tenth studio album by English musician Darren Hayman featuring backing band the Short Parliament. It was released on 16 July 2013 by Fika...
- video game developer Bugbear Entertainment. The FlatOut series has sold a total of almost 3 million units worldwide. After Bugbear developed FlatOut: Head...
- Lusophone countries. It can also be considered an Iberian version of a bugbear as it is a commonly used figure of speech representing an irrational or...