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    Synonyms and Definitions

    Use "bugaboo" in a sentence

    bugaboo example sentences

    bugaboo


    1. One of the most persistent obstacles to personal achievement is that old bugaboo, “I never have enough time


    2. Fables of nurses; bugaboo for children; Jehovah for men


    3. If Adamastor were to appear to him, the street Arab would say: "Hi there! The bugaboo!"


    4. Bonaparte had become an almost fabulous monster, and in order to paint him to the imagination of the people, which, as we lately pointed out, resembles the imagination of children, the party of 1814 made him appear under all sorts of terrifying masks in succession, from that which is terrible though it remains grandiose to that which is terrible and becomes grotesque, from Tiberius to the bugaboo


    5. This good, old quarter, terrified at the Revolution, takes refuge in slumber, as children, when they hear the Bugaboo coming, hide their heads hastily under their coverlet


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    Synonyms for "bugaboo"

    bugaboo bogeyman booger boogeyman bugbear

    "bugaboo" definitions

    an imaginary monster used to frighten children


    a source of concern