Bugbear
Bugbear noun - Something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason.
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Synonyms for Bugbear
Grotesquerie and bugbear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grotesquerie" instead a noun "Bugbear".
Grotesquerie
Grotesquerie noun - A strange or horrible and often frightening creature.
Usage example: born Joseph Merrick, the so-called Elephant Man was for a time exhibited as a sideshow grotesquerie
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Synonyms for Grotesquerie
Bugbear and grotesquerie are semantically related. You can use "Bugbear" instead a noun "Grotesquerie".
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Related pairs
- fright and bugbear
- fright and grotesquerie
- terror and bugbear
- terror and grotesquerie
- monster and bugbear
- monster and grotesquerie
- fiend and bugbear
- fiend and grotesquerie
- abomination and bugbear
- abomination and grotesquerie
- incubus and bugbear
- incubus and grotesquerie
- ogre and bugbear
- ogre and grotesquerie
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Grotesquerie and Bugbear. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugbear/grotesquerie
Bugbear & Grotesquerie. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugbear/grotesquerie>.
Grotesquerie or Bugbear. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugbear/grotesquerie.
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