bugbear
21Bugbear pantheon — The bugbear pantheon is a fictional pantheon in many campaign settings of the Dungeons Dragons role playing game, and is usually led by Hruggek, the god of violence and combat. The pantheon is primarily worshipped by bugbears, a race of savage… …
22bugbear — noun Date: 1581 1. an imaginary goblin or specter used to excite fear 2. a. an object or source of dread b. a continuing source of irritation ; problem …
23bugbear — /bug bair /, n. 1. any source, real or imaginary, of needless fright or fear. 2. a persistent problem or source of annoyance. 3. Folklore. a goblin that eats up naughty children. [1570 80; BUG2 + BEAR2] * * * …
24bugbear — noun a) An ongoing problem; a recurring obstacle or adversity. b) A source of dread; resentment; or irritation …
25bugbear — Synonyms and related words: Dracula, Frankenstein, Mumbo Jumbo, Wolf man, affliction, anathema, bane, bete noire, bogey, bogeyman, boggart, bogle, bogy, booger, boogerman, boogeyman, bug, bugaboo, bugger, burden, calamity, crushing burden, cry of …
26bugbear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bogy, bugaboo. See fear. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. horror, terror, dread, hate, b?te noire, bugaboo, nightmare, phantom, specter, goblin, bogy, bogeyman, scarecrow, curse, anathema, bane, pet peeve; see …
27bugbear — bug|bear [ bʌg,ber ] noun count a BUGABOO …
28bugbear — n. irrational fear; difficult problem; goblin that eats naughty children (Folklore) …
29bugbear — 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) + bear2 …
30bugbear — n. Hobgoblin, spectre, ogre, bugaboo, Gorgon hydra, frightful object, raw head and bloody bones, object of baseless terror …
