How to pronounce "bugbear"

• "bugbear" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "bugbear"

Noun

an imaginary monster used to frighten children

Synonyms:

• bogeyman
• bugbear
• bugaboo
• boogeyman
• booger

Noun

an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson

Synonyms:

• bugbear
• hobgoblin