Word "BUGBEAR" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an imaginary monster used to frighten children
Synonyms:
bogeyman, booger, boogeyman, bugaboo

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an object of dread or apprehension
Synonyms:
hobgoblin
Examples:
Germany was always a bugbear for France

Crossword Clues for BUGBEAR

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Clue Source Date
Horror (7) The Guardian Quick 25 Jul 2025
Germ to carry that's a real abomination (7)
Continuing cause of anger
Persistent problem (7)
Source of anxiety
Insect on large animal causes irritation The Telegraph Cryptic 16 May 2025
Cause of continuing annoyance
Germ you carry that's something you hate (7)
Mike hidden by stand is cause of anger (7)
Tap stomach in irritation (7)
A cause of obsessive anxiety, fear or irritation (7)
Stomach infection introduces source of irritation The Times Cryptic 07 Feb 2025
Stomach after infection is nightmare The Sun Two Speed 23 Jan 2025
Legendary hobgoblin The Sun Two Speed 23 Jan 2025
Electronically eavesdrop on speculator, one who causes anxiety (7)
Object of annoyance (7)
Bête noire The Telegraph Quick 21 Dec 2024
Source of anxiety or annoyance (7)
Irrationally feared thing (7)
Persisting cause of irritation
Imagined threat The Telegraph Quick 29 Sep 2024
Infection on stomach is cause of annoyance (7) Puzzler Cryptic 18 Sep 2024
Bête noire, pet hate The Times Concise 02 Sep 2024
Dread of stomach lurgy coming to the fore The Times Cryptic 06 Jul 2024
Source of needless fear or fright (7)
Nightmare from insect on shoulder (7)
Insect on animal is a cause of annoyance
Object of dread for the ursine insect?
Bete noire The Sun Two Speed 29 Feb 2024
Stomach after virus is nightmare The Sun Two Speed 29 Feb 2024
Tiny creature can withstand cause of irritation
Could Midge tolerate pet hate? (7)
Pet hate (7)
Put up with error in computer programme first, a pet hate (7)
Thing that causes anxiety
Tolerate listening device at first? A cause of obsessive anxiety (7)
Object of fear The Guardian Quick 29 Sep 2023
Nightmare with stomach after 10? The Telegraph Cryptic 20 Apr 2023
Terrible thing in stomach after virus The Guardian Cryptic 10 Mar 2023
Constant irritant New York Times 11 Aug 2022
Bogey fault west of Paddington? The Times Cryptic 18 Nov 2021
Phone tap on Yogi, for instance would create a long-term problem
Argue with two bishops about nightmare The Sun Two Speed 31 May 2021
Bête noire The Sun Two Speed 31 May 2021
Torment and carry threat The Telegraph Cryptic 07 Mar 2021
Stomach after infection is nightmare The Sun Two Speed 28 Feb 2021
Plant listening device in pub, catching English bête noire
Blemish on shoulder's a nightmare The Telegraph Toughie 05 Nov 2020
Pay for unfinished bespoke barge - the bane of one's life Irish Times Crosaire 17 Oct 2020
Insect on animal's a source of annoyance
Concealed mike at Paddington, provoking great annoyance?
Nightmare with stomach after illness?
Something frightening, British, and not half unattractive to put up with
Extremely bijou gastropub – listener's pet hate
Object of terror The Times Concise 09 Oct 2019
Personal problem is fault exposed in discussion The Telegraph Toughie 20 Sep 2019
Cause of obsessive fear The Times Concise 11 Mar 2019
Continuing source of irritation New York Times 06 Jan 2019
Continuing source of irritation
Tap on counter — a quarter admitted it's annoying
Stomach after virus is nightmare The Sun Two Speed 25 Oct 2018
Worry, having hold on spy
Carry infection at the front?  It's a nightmare!
Arrange to eavesdrop on big beast, a cause of irritation The Times Cryptic 25 Sep 2015
Irritate, put up with monster
Following error, produce something really frightful The Telegraph Cryptic 29 Mar 2015
Worst fear is a computer problem to put up with
*Bogeyman
Continuing annoyance
Hobgoblin
Tiny relative of a grizzly?
Object of dread.
Scarebabe.
Any source of needless fright.
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