English-Thai Dictionary

bugbear

N สิ่ง ที่ ทำให้ รำคาญ และ กังวล  sing-ti-tham-hai-ram-khan-lae-kang-won

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BUGBEAR

v.t.To alarm or frighten with idle phantoms.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BUGBEAR

BUGBEAR Bug "bear `, n.

 

Defn: Same as Bugaboo. -- a.

 

Defn: Causing needless fright. Locke.

 

BUGBEAR

BUGBEAR Bug "bear `, v. t.

 

Defn: To alarm with idle phantoms.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

bugbear

bug bear |ˈbəgˌbe (ə )r ˈbəɡˌbɛ (ə )r | ▶noun a cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing. • archaic an imaginary being invoked to frighten children, typically a sort of hobgoblin supposed to devour them. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: probably from obsolete bug ‘bogey ’ (of unknown origin ) + bear 2 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

bugbear

bug |bear |ˈbʌgbɛː | ▶noun 1 a cause of obsessive fear, anxiety, or irritation. 2 archaic an imaginary being invoked to frighten children, typically a sort of hobgoblin supposed to devour them. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: probably from obsolete bug ‘bogey ’ (of unknown origin ) + bear 2 .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

bugbear

bugbear noun pseudoscience is a perennial bugbear for legitimate researchers: pet peeve, hate, bête noire, anathema, aversion, bugaboo; bane, bane of one's life /existence, irritant, irritation, vexation, thorn in one's flesh /side; nightmare, torment; informal pain, pain in the neck, hang-up.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

bugbear

bugbear noun paperwork is our bugbear: 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, pain, pain in the neck, hang-up.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

bugbear

b ú g b è ar 名詞 C 怖いもの .