Bugaboo and Spook

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Bugaboo noun - Something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason.

Usage example: doing one's tax returns are a real bugaboo for some people

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Spook and bugaboo are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spook" instead a noun "Bugaboo".

Spook noun - A person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country.

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Bugaboo and spook are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bugaboo" instead a noun "Spook".

Nearby Words: spooky, spooked, spooking

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Spook and Bugaboo. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 11, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugaboo/spook

Bugaboo & Spook. N.p., 2016. Web. 11 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugaboo/spook>.

Spook or Bugaboo. 2016. Accessed August 11, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugaboo/spook.

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