Bugaboo
Bugaboo noun - Something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason.
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Fear
Fear noun - The emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger.
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Fear and Bugaboo. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugaboo/fear
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