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Bugbear

ˈbʌɡbɛː

Bugbear definitions

noun

Inflections:

bugbear bugbears

a cause of obsessive fear, anxiety, or irritation

"the biggest villain is that adman's bugbear, saturated fat"

Synonyms:
pet hate hate bane irritant irritation dislike anathema aversion vexation thorn in one's flesh/side bane of one's life
an imaginary being invoked to frighten children, typically a sort of hobgoblin supposed to devour them