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Definition of Bugbear
1. Noun. An imaginary monster used to frighten children.
2. Noun. An object of dread or apprehension. "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"
Definition of Bugbear
1. n. Same as Bugaboo.
2. v. t. To alarm with idle phantoms.
Definition of Bugbear
1. Noun. An ongoing problem; a recurring obstacle or adversity. ¹
2. Noun. A source of dread; resentment; or irritation. ¹
3. Noun. An imaginary creature meant to inspire fear in children. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bugbear
1. an object or source of dread [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bugbear
Literary usage of Bugbear
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Original Letters, Illustrative of English History: Including Numerous Royal by Henry Ellis (1827)
"THE King of Sweden is every day a less bugbear to us; not that we have any advice
of his letting fall the ..."
2. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"BY LUCRETIUS. (Translated by Dryden.) WHAT has this bugbear death to frighten
man, If souls can die, as well as bodies can ? ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1883)
"... to tea-drinking as “a scientific bugbear,” and at the same time supplies a
striking confirmation of their soundness by his main argument against them. ..."
4. Mormonism and the Mormons: A Historical View of the Rise and Progress of the by Daniel Parish Kidder (1842)
"... the land of promise—Spirit of the new religion—Proper signification and
character of Mormonism—-bugbear stories—Financial policy—The gift of tongues. ..."
5. The Ohio Educational Monthly and the National Teacher: A Journal of Education by Ohio State Teachers Association (1884)
"Besides, the study of the classics seems to be, in some sections at least, a real
bugbear, and to some of us the making it a bugbear seems dangerous to the ..."
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