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bogeyman, bugbear, bugaboo, boogeyman, booger(noun)

an imaginary monster used to frighten children

bugbear, hobgoblin(noun)

an object of dread or apprehension

"Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson

something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason

communism was once the nation's biggest bugbear

something that is a source of irritation

hated all the bugbears of modern life, especially those long commutes to work

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