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Definition of
bugbear noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
bugbear
noun
noun
NAmE
/
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ˈbʌɡbɛr
/
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a thing that annoys people and that they worry about
Inflation is the government's main bugbear.
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bugbear
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bugbear
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