| NOUN | person | bugbear, bogeyman, bugaboo, boogeyman, booger | an imaginary monster used to frighten children |
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| cognition | bugbear, hobgoblin | an object of dread or apprehension |
| Meaning | An imaginary monster used to frighten children. | |
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| Synonyms | bogeyman, bugaboo, boogeyman, booger | |
| Broader | monster | An imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts |
| Spanish | bogeyman, coco, cuco, el Coco | |
| Catalan | en Banyeta, home del sac | |
| Meaning | An object of dread or apprehension. | |
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| Example | "Germany was always a bugbear for France" | |
| Synonym | hobgoblin | |
| Broader | object | The focus of cognitions or feelings |
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