How do you pronounce bugaboo?

bugaboo is pronounced as /ˈbʌɡəˌbuː/.

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bugaboo

👻bugaboo (bugabou)

noun

/ˈbʌɡəˌbuː/

fantôme / crainte (fantome / crainte)

Bug Bugle

Signification

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

Traduction de la signification

Un objet de peur ou d'inquiétude; une cause imaginaire d'anxiété.

Phrases d'exemple

The threat of inflation became a political bugaboo.

La menace de l'inflation est devenue un bugaboo politique.

Synonymes

phantom, fear, worry, dread

Antonymes

comfort, reassurance

Collocations

political bugaboo, common bugaboo, childhood bugaboo

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