BUGBEAR

Meaning of BUGBEAR in English

■ noun

1》 a cause of obsessive fear, anxiety, or irritation.

2》 archaic an imaginary being invoked to frighten children.

Origin

C16: prob. from obs. bug 'bogey' (of unknown origin) + bear 2 .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

BUGBEAR — cochemare, fantom
English interlingue dictionary
BUGBEAR — noun Date: 1581 an imaginary goblin or specter used to excite fear, 2. an object or source of dread, a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BUGBEAR — ˈbəgˌba(a)(ə)r, -ˌbe(ə)r, -ˌba(a)ə, -ˌbeə noun ( -s ) Etymology: bug (I) (goblin) + bear 1. : an imaginary goblin or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUGBEAR — (v. t.) To alarm with idle phantoms.
Английский словарь Webster
BUGBEAR — (a.) Causing needless fright.
Английский словарь Webster
BUGBEAR — (n.) Same as Bugaboo.
Английский словарь Webster
BUGBEAR — (n.) Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something …
Английский словарь Webster
BUGBEAR — ( v. t. ) To alarm with idle phantoms.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUGBEAR — ( n. ) Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUGBEAR — ( n. ) Same as Bugaboo.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUGBEAR — ( a. ) Causing needless fright.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUGBEAR — /bug"bair'/ , n. 1. any source, real or imaginary, of needless fright or fear. 2. a persistent problem or source …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUGBEAR — n. irrational fear; difficult problem; goblin that eats naughty children (Folklore)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BUGBEAR — noun Date: 1581 1. : an imaginary goblin or specter used to excite fear 2. a. : an object or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUGBEAR — adj causing needless fright. 2. bugbear ·vt to alarm with idle phantoms. 3. bugbear ·noun ·same·as bugaboo. 4. bugbear ·noun …
Webster English vocab
BUGBEAR — [bug.bear] n (1581) 1: an imaginary goblin or specter used to excite fear 2. a: an object or source of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BUGBEAR — bugbear BrE AmE ˈbʌɡ beə AmE \ -ber ▷ bugbear|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BUGBEAR — / ˈbʌgbeə(r); NAmE -ber/ noun ( especially BrE ) a thing that annoys people and that they worry about : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUGBEAR — bug ‧ bear /ˈbʌɡbeə $ -ber/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from bug 'evil spirit' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUGBEAR — n. 1 a cause of annoyance or anger; a béte noire. 2 an object of baseless fear. 3 archaic a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BUGBEAR — n. 1 a cause of annoyance or anger; a bête noire. 2 an object of baseless fear. 3 archaic a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUGBEAR — n.1 a cause of annoyance or anger; a b{ecirc}te noire. 2 an object of baseless fear. 3 archaic a sort …
Oxford English vocab
BUGBEAR — ( bugbears) Something or someone that is your bugbear worries or upsets you. Money is my biggest bugbear. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUGBEAR — (~s) Something or someone that is your ~ worries or upsets you. Money is my biggest ~. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BUGBEAR — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Finally, we come to the bugbear of the 1980s - rubbish collection. ▪ He also …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUGBEAR — [noun] [C] - a particular thing that annoys or upsets youSmoking is a particular bugbear of his.
Cambridge English vocab
BUGBEAR — = bugaboo пугало, бука источник страхов (часто безосновательных) трудность, препятствие - out-of-date machinery is the chief * of this factory …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUGBEAR — n 1. = bugaboo 2. источник страхов ( часто безосновательных ) 3. трудность, препятствие out-of-date machinery is the chief bugbear …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BUGBEAR — n 1. = bugaboo 2. источник страхов ( часто безосновательных ) 3. трудность, препятствие out-of-date machinery is the chief bugbear …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BUGBEAR — = bugaboo пугало, бука источник страхов (часто безосновательных) трудность, препятствие - out-of-date machinery is the chief * of this factory …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUGBEAR — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ ber Function: noun Date: 1581 1 : an imaginary goblin or specter used to excite fear …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BUGBEAR — Synonyms and related words : Dracula, Frankenstein, Mumbo Jumbo, Wolf-man, affliction, anathema, bane, bete noire, bogey, bogeyman, boggart, bogle, bogy, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUGBEAR — n. Function: noun Synonyms: ABOMINATION 1, anathema, bête noire, black beast, detestation, hate
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BUGBEAR — n. Hobgoblin, spectre, ogre, bugaboo, Gorgon hydra, frightful object, raw head and bloody bones, object of baseless terror.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
BUGBEAR — noun Synonyms: abomination 1, anathema, bête noire, black beast, detestation, hate
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUGBEAR — n. 25B6; noun PET HATE, bête noire, bogey; bane, irritation, vexation, anathema, thorn in one's flesh/side; nightmare, horror; informal peeve, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUGBEAR — Жупел
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BUGBEAR — бука, пугало
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BUGBEAR — (n) пугало
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BUGBEAR — n 1. = bugaboo 2. источник страхов ( часто безосновательных ) 3. трудность, препятствие out-of-date machinery is the chief ~ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BUGBEAR — n. пугало, бука, гоблин
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BUGBEAR — n. пугало, бука, гоблин
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BUGBEAR — = bugaboo
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BUGBEAR — - bugaboo
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BUGBEAR — = bugaboo
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BUGBEAR — = bugaboo
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BUGBEAR — бука, пугало
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BUGBEAR — = bugaboo _n. пугало, бука
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
BUGBEAR — [n.] 1) = bugaboo 2) источник страхов (порой безосновательных) 3) трудность, препятствие 4) ненависть, ставшая навязчивой идеей
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
BUGBEAR — n 1) = bugaboo; 2) источник страхов (порой безосновательных); 3) трудность, препятствие; 4) ненависть, ставшая навязчивой идеей
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
BUGBEAR — бука
English-Russian Online Dictionary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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