bugbear

Etymology
From obsolete meaning of. See 🇨🇬, modern.

Noun

 * 1) An ongoing problem; a recurring obstacle or adversity.
 * 2) A source of dread; resentment; or irritation.
 * 3) * 1709,, "Lucretius: A Poem against the Fear of Death" (lines 1-2), published in a pamphlet of the same name with an Ode in Memory of Mrs. Ann Killebrew:
 * What has this Bugbear Death to frighten Man,
 * If Souls can die, as well as Bodies can?
 * 1)  A generic creature, often described as a large goblin, meant to inspire fear in children.
 * 1) * 1709,, "Lucretius: A Poem against the Fear of Death" (lines 1-2), published in a pamphlet of the same name with an Ode in Memory of Mrs. Ann Killebrew:
 * What has this Bugbear Death to frighten Man,
 * If Souls can die, as well as Bodies can?
 * 1)  A generic creature, often described as a large goblin, meant to inspire fear in children.
 * 1)  A generic creature, often described as a large goblin, meant to inspire fear in children.
 * 1)  A generic creature, often described as a large goblin, meant to inspire fear in children.

Translations

 * Czech: černá můra
 * Dutch: bête noire
 * Finnish: ,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: v hlavě
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: henkilökohtainen mörkö,
 * Macedonian: стра́шило, ко́шмар


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: φόβητρον
 * Hungarian:
 * Macedonian: страши́лиште

Verb

 * 1)  To alarm with idle phantoms.