Bugbear and Spook

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

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

Nearby Words: spooky, spooked, spooking

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Spook and Bugbear. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugbear/spook

Bugbear & Spook. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugbear/spook>.

Spook or Bugbear. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugbear/spook.

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