Definition of bugbear in English:

bugbear

noun ˈbʌɡbɛːˈbəɡˌbɛr

1A cause of obsessive fear, anxiety, or irritation.
使人过分害怕（或恼怒、憎恶）的东西
the biggest villain is that adman's bugbear, saturated fat
Example sentencesExamples
- In fact, loading times are a real bugbear in Total Club Manager but this is a problem for the PlayStation 2, not the game itself.
- It's the same thing with phones - one of my personal bugbears.
- Youth nuisance is the main bugbear in this town and we are working hard to stamp it out.
- Point to this program, and a bevy of bugbears, from disaffected employees to muckraking journalists, will disappear.
- The lack of accountability in this area has been one of my bugbears for a few years, so while welcome, it's very, very late in the day and seems to have been prompted by an IMC report.
- Not a big bugbear, just a minor irritation with no consequences.
- In some ways life is a battle against these bugbears.
- Braintree councillors are concerned the town is becoming choked with traffic since the new A120 opened and fear the problem is proving a major bugbear for local residents.
- The M8's four lanes are regarded by hundreds of thousands of Scots as one of the biggest bugbears of their working lives.
- Difficulties concerning preemption have proven to be the biggest bugbear for Lewis's theory.
- But I shall leave those bugbears for another day.
- GPs who refuse to treat patients with drug problems or refuse to put them on methadone are one of McCartney's biggest bugbears.
- The trouble is that, unless he can get his squad in place early in the summer, Allardyce fears he could encounter the cold start problems that have been a major bugbear of the past two seasons.
- Now making phone calls has become one of my bugbears.
- As well as litter, the major bugbears identified by council tenants include vandalism and graffiti, which take second and third place in the council's league of perceived problems.
- Directors said rising costs, new regulations and the difficulty of raising capital are the new bugbears.
- Cooke insists the device will speed up the pace of play, one of the biggest bugbears in the increasingly popular sport.
- The major bugbear for anyone involved with Hearts is the continuing problems with Tynecastle Stadium.
- Marie-Antoinette was a Habsburg, and thus from the moment of her arrival in France in 1770 the bugbear of the Richelieu-d'Aiguillon faction, which hated the Austrian alliance.
- A police spokesman said: ‘We are hoping we can make some inroads because the damage these kids are causing is one of the major bugbears in the town.’
Synonyms
pet hate, hate, bane, irritant, irritation, dislike, anathema, aversion, vexation, thorn in one's flesh/side, bane of one's life
torment, nightmare, horror, dread, curse, bugaboo, bogey
French bête noire
informal peeve, pet peeve, pain, pain in the neck, hang-up
2archaic An imaginary being invoked to frighten children, typically a sort of hobgoblin supposed to devour them.
〈古〉（用以吓唬孩子的）臆造的怪物（尤指一种据说会吞食孩子的妖怪）
Example sentencesExamples
- Mormo was a female spectre, with which the Greeks used to frighten little children. Mormo was one of the same class of bugbears as Empusa and Lamia.
- Mermaids are supposed to abound in the ponds and ditches in this neighbourhood. Careful mothers use them as bugbears to prevent little children from going too near the water.
- Some frighten their children with beggars, bugbears or hobgoblins if they cry, or be otherwise unruly
- One of these, Francis Moore, wrote: ‘A dreadful bugbear to the women is called Mumbo Jumbo, which keeps the women in awe.’

Origin

Late 16th century: probably from obsolete bug 'bogey' (of unknown origin) + bear².

Definition of bugbear in US English:

bugbear

nounˈbəɡˌbɛrˈbəɡˌber

1A cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing.
使人过分害怕（或恼怒、憎恶）的东西
Example sentencesExamples
- It's the same thing with phones - one of my personal bugbears.
- Youth nuisance is the main bugbear in this town and we are working hard to stamp it out.
- But I shall leave those bugbears for another day.
- The major bugbear for anyone involved with Hearts is the continuing problems with Tynecastle Stadium.
- Now making phone calls has become one of my bugbears.
- GPs who refuse to treat patients with drug problems or refuse to put them on methadone are one of McCartney's biggest bugbears.
- A police spokesman said: ‘We are hoping we can make some inroads because the damage these kids are causing is one of the major bugbears in the town.’
- Directors said rising costs, new regulations and the difficulty of raising capital are the new bugbears.
- In fact, loading times are a real bugbear in Total Club Manager but this is a problem for the PlayStation 2, not the game itself.
- The M8's four lanes are regarded by hundreds of thousands of Scots as one of the biggest bugbears of their working lives.
- Not a big bugbear, just a minor irritation with no consequences.
- In some ways life is a battle against these bugbears.
- Braintree councillors are concerned the town is becoming choked with traffic since the new A120 opened and fear the problem is proving a major bugbear for local residents.
- The lack of accountability in this area has been one of my bugbears for a few years, so while welcome, it's very, very late in the day and seems to have been prompted by an IMC report.
- Cooke insists the device will speed up the pace of play, one of the biggest bugbears in the increasingly popular sport.
- As well as litter, the major bugbears identified by council tenants include vandalism and graffiti, which take second and third place in the council's league of perceived problems.
- Point to this program, and a bevy of bugbears, from disaffected employees to muckraking journalists, will disappear.
- Marie-Antoinette was a Habsburg, and thus from the moment of her arrival in France in 1770 the bugbear of the Richelieu-d'Aiguillon faction, which hated the Austrian alliance.
- Difficulties concerning preemption have proven to be the biggest bugbear for Lewis's theory.
- The trouble is that, unless he can get his squad in place early in the summer, Allardyce fears he could encounter the cold start problems that have been a major bugbear of the past two seasons.
Synonyms
pet hate, hate, bane, irritant, irritation, dislike, anathema, aversion, vexation, thorn in one's flesh, thorn in one's side, bane of one's life
1. 1.1archaic An imaginary being invoked to frighten children, typically a sort of hobgoblin supposed to devour them.
  〈古〉（用以吓唬孩子的）臆造的怪物（尤指一种据说会吞食孩子的妖怪）
  Example sentencesExamples
  One of these, Francis Moore, wrote: ‘A dreadful bugbear to the women is called Mumbo Jumbo, which keeps the women in awe.’
  Some frighten their children with beggars, bugbears or hobgoblins if they cry, or be otherwise unruly
  Mermaids are supposed to abound in the ponds and ditches in this neighbourhood. Careful mothers use them as bugbears to prevent little children from going too near the water.
  Mormo was a female spectre, with which the Greeks used to frighten little children. Mormo was one of the same class of bugbears as Empusa and Lamia.

Origin

Late 16th century: probably from obsolete bug ‘bogey’ (of unknown origin) + bear.

单词	bugbear
释义	Definition of bugbear in English: bugbear noun ˈbʌɡbɛːˈbəɡˌbɛr 1A cause of obsessive fear, anxiety, or irritation. 使人过分害怕（或恼怒、憎恶）的东西 the biggest villain is that adman's bugbear, saturated fat Example sentencesExamples In fact, loading times are a real bugbear in Total Club Manager but this is a problem for the PlayStation 2, not the game itself. It's the same thing with phones - one of my personal bugbears. Youth nuisance is the main bugbear in this town and we are working hard to stamp it out. Point to this program, and a bevy of bugbears, from disaffected employees to muckraking journalists, will disappear. The lack of accountability in this area has been one of my bugbears for a few years, so while welcome, it's very, very late in the day and seems to have been prompted by an IMC report. Not a big bugbear, just a minor irritation with no consequences. In some ways life is a battle against these bugbears. Braintree councillors are concerned the town is becoming choked with traffic since the new A120 opened and fear the problem is proving a major bugbear for local residents. The M8's four lanes are regarded by hundreds of thousands of Scots as one of the biggest bugbears of their working lives. Difficulties concerning preemption have proven to be the biggest bugbear for Lewis's theory. But I shall leave those bugbears for another day. GPs who refuse to treat patients with drug problems or refuse to put them on methadone are one of McCartney's biggest bugbears. The trouble is that, unless he can get his squad in place early in the summer, Allardyce fears he could encounter the cold start problems that have been a major bugbear of the past two seasons. Now making phone calls has become one of my bugbears. As well as litter, the major bugbears identified by council tenants include vandalism and graffiti, which take second and third place in the council's league of perceived problems. Directors said rising costs, new regulations and the difficulty of raising capital are the new bugbears. Cooke insists the device will speed up the pace of play, one of the biggest bugbears in the increasingly popular sport. The major bugbear for anyone involved with Hearts is the continuing problems with Tynecastle Stadium. Marie-Antoinette was a Habsburg, and thus from the moment of her arrival in France in 1770 the bugbear of the Richelieu-d'Aiguillon faction, which hated the Austrian alliance. A police spokesman said: ‘We are hoping we can make some inroads because the damage these kids are causing is one of the major bugbears in the town.’ Synonyms pet hate, hate, bane, irritant, irritation, dislike, anathema, aversion, vexation, thorn in one's flesh/side, bane of one's life torment, nightmare, horror, dread, curse, bugaboo, bogey French bête noire informal peeve, pet peeve, pain, pain in the neck, hang-up 2archaic An imaginary being invoked to frighten children, typically a sort of hobgoblin supposed to devour them. 〈古〉（用以吓唬孩子的）臆造的怪物（尤指一种据说会吞食孩子的妖怪） Example sentencesExamples Mormo was a female spectre, with which the Greeks used to frighten little children. Mormo was one of the same class of bugbears as Empusa and Lamia. Mermaids are supposed to abound in the ponds and ditches in this neighbourhood. Careful mothers use them as bugbears to prevent little children from going too near the water. Some frighten their children with beggars, bugbears or hobgoblins if they cry, or be otherwise unruly One of these, Francis Moore, wrote: ‘A dreadful bugbear to the women is called Mumbo Jumbo, which keeps the women in awe.’ Origin Late 16th century: probably from obsolete bug 'bogey' (of unknown origin) + bear². Definition of bugbear in US English: bugbear nounˈbəɡˌbɛrˈbəɡˌber 1A cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing. 使人过分害怕（或恼怒、憎恶）的东西 Example sentencesExamples It's the same thing with phones - one of my personal bugbears. Youth nuisance is the main bugbear in this town and we are working hard to stamp it out. But I shall leave those bugbears for another day. The major bugbear for anyone involved with Hearts is the continuing problems with Tynecastle Stadium. Now making phone calls has become one of my bugbears. GPs who refuse to treat patients with drug problems or refuse to put them on methadone are one of McCartney's biggest bugbears. A police spokesman said: ‘We are hoping we can make some inroads because the damage these kids are causing is one of the major bugbears in the town.’ Directors said rising costs, new regulations and the difficulty of raising capital are the new bugbears. In fact, loading times are a real bugbear in Total Club Manager but this is a problem for the PlayStation 2, not the game itself. The M8's four lanes are regarded by hundreds of thousands of Scots as one of the biggest bugbears of their working lives. Not a big bugbear, just a minor irritation with no consequences. In some ways life is a battle against these bugbears. Braintree councillors are concerned the town is becoming choked with traffic since the new A120 opened and fear the problem is proving a major bugbear for local residents. The lack of accountability in this area has been one of my bugbears for a few years, so while welcome, it's very, very late in the day and seems to have been prompted by an IMC report. Cooke insists the device will speed up the pace of play, one of the biggest bugbears in the increasingly popular sport. As well as litter, the major bugbears identified by council tenants include vandalism and graffiti, which take second and third place in the council's league of perceived problems. Point to this program, and a bevy of bugbears, from disaffected employees to muckraking journalists, will disappear. Marie-Antoinette was a Habsburg, and thus from the moment of her arrival in France in 1770 the bugbear of the Richelieu-d'Aiguillon faction, which hated the Austrian alliance. Difficulties concerning preemption have proven to be the biggest bugbear for Lewis's theory. The trouble is that, unless he can get his squad in place early in the summer, Allardyce fears he could encounter the cold start problems that have been a major bugbear of the past two seasons. Synonyms pet hate, hate, bane, irritant, irritation, dislike, anathema, aversion, vexation, thorn in one's flesh, thorn in one's side, bane of one's life 1.1archaic An imaginary being invoked to frighten children, typically a sort of hobgoblin supposed to devour them. 〈古〉（用以吓唬孩子的）臆造的怪物（尤指一种据说会吞食孩子的妖怪） Example sentencesExamples One of these, Francis Moore, wrote: ‘A dreadful bugbear to the women is called Mumbo Jumbo, which keeps the women in awe.’ Some frighten their children with beggars, bugbears or hobgoblins if they cry, or be otherwise unruly Mermaids are supposed to abound in the ponds and ditches in this neighbourhood. Careful mothers use them as bugbears to prevent little children from going too near the water. Mormo was a female spectre, with which the Greeks used to frighten little children. Mormo was one of the same class of bugbears as Empusa and Lamia. Origin Late 16th century: probably from obsolete bug ‘bogey’ (of unknown origin) + bear.
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