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(1):

(n.) Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, used to frighten children, etc.

(2):

(n.) Same as Bugaboo.

(3):

(a.) Causing needless fright.

(4):

(v. t.) To alarm with idle phantoms.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bugbear'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bugbear.html. 1828.
 
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