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noun
1. any source, real or imaginary, of needless fright or fear.
2. a persistent problem or source of annoyance.
3. Folklore. a goblin that eats up naughty children.

[Origin: 1570–80; bug2 + bear2]

Here’s one I don’t remember being on the SAT verbal section. You know what’s a bugbear for me right now?

Christmas shopping. Yep. Fear, annoyance, anxiety, you name it. A real bugbear (is that an oxymoron?).

You guys got any bugbears sniffing around you?

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