How do you pronounce bugaboo?

bugaboo is pronounced as /ˈbʌɡəˌbuː/.

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bugaboo

👻bugaboo (buh-guh-boo)

noun

/ˈbʌɡəˌbuː/

fantasma / temor (fantasma / temor)

Bug Bugle

Meaning

An object of fear or worry; an imagined cause of anxiety.

Traducción del significado

Un objeto de miedo o preocupación; una causa imaginaria de ansiedad.

Oraciones de ejemplo

The threat of inflation became a political bugaboo.

La amenaza de la inflación se convirtió en un bugaboo político.

Synonyms

phantom, fear, worry, dread

Antonyms

comfort, reassurance

Colocaciones

political bugaboo, common bugaboo, childhood bugaboo

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