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# bugbear

noun (bugbears)

«bugbear» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A bogey or imaginary monster that frightens children (old use). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bugbear/#m1)
2. Something or someone you dread or are annoyed by. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bugbear/#m2)

### In the lessons

an insult for a pest, or a frightening thing that people fear

### Examples

- «Yes, you bugbear, I shall go!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bugbear/#x1)
- Spiders are my bugbear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bugbear/#x2)
- Homework is a bugbear for many children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bugbear/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bugbear» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bugbear/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bugbear» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bugbear.html) on Mova free.