Bugaboo
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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Terror and Bugaboo. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugaboo/terror
Bugaboo & Terror. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugaboo/terror>.
Terror or Bugaboo. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugaboo/terror.
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