Bugbear and Dread

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Bugbear

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

Usage example: communism was once the nation's biggest bugbear

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Dread is a synonym for bugbear in ghost topic. In some cases you can use "Dread" instead a noun "Bugbear", when it comes to topics like torment, pet hate.

Dread

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

Usage example: speaking in public is a perennial dread for many people

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Bugbear is a synonym for dread. You can use "Bugbear" instead a noun "Dread".

Nearby Words: dreadful, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading, dreader

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particular

particular bugbear

particular dread

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Visual Pun: Bugbear is an old English term, meaning either a mythical monster frightening children (same root as boogeyman), or metaphorically a recurring obstacle or source of dread.

Source: Recap / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S5 E9 "Slice of Life"

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