Bugbear
Bugbear noun - Something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason.
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Synonyms for Bugbear
Malevolence and bugbear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Malevolence" instead a noun "Bugbear".
Malevolence
Malevolence noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Bugbear and malevolence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bugbear" instead a noun "Malevolence".
Nearby Words: malevolent, malevolently
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Related pairs
- evil and bugbear
- evil and malevolence
- abhorrence and bugbear
- abhorrence and malevolence
- abomination and bugbear
- abomination and malevolence
- grievance and bugbear
- grievance and malevolence
- execration and bugbear
- execration and malevolence
- dislike and bugbear
- dislike and malevolence
- ill will and bugbear
- ill will and malevolence
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Malevolence and Bugbear. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugbear/malevolence
Bugbear & Malevolence. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugbear/malevolence>.
Malevolence or Bugbear. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugbear/malevolence.
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