Bugbear
Bugbear noun - Something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason.
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Synonyms for Bugbear
Thorn in someone's flesh and bugbear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thorn in someone's flesh" instead a noun "Bugbear".
Thorn in someone's flesh
Bugbear and thorn in someone's flesh are semantically related. You can use "Bugbear" instead a noun phrase "Thorn in someone's flesh".
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Related pairs
- irritation and bugbear
- irritation and thorn in someone's flesh
- trouble and bugbear
- trouble and thorn in someone's flesh
- bother and bugbear
- bother and thorn in someone's flesh
- trial and bugbear
- trial and thorn in someone's flesh
- problem and bugbear
- problem and thorn in someone's flesh
- pest and bugbear
- pest and thorn in someone's flesh
- nuisance and bugbear
- nuisance and thorn in someone's flesh
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Thorn in someone's flesh and Bugbear. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugbear/thorn_in_someone_s_flesh
Bugbear & Thorn in someone's flesh. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugbear/thorn_in_someone_s_flesh>.
Thorn in someone's flesh or Bugbear. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugbear/thorn_in_someone_s_flesh.
