Bugaboo
Bugaboo noun - Something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason.
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Nemesis
Nemesis noun - One who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense.
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Nemesis and Bugaboo. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugaboo/nemesis
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